Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Afternoon (-s)
afternoon (-s), n. [OE aefter, behind + Flem. noenen, dial.] (webplay: between, day, evening, noon).
- Celebration; time of joy.
- Time of death; time just prior to death.
- Twilight; dusk; sunset time; diminishing light.
- Time period from mid-day to evening.
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