Definition of Brunch

1. Noun. Combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning.

Language type: Blend, Portmanteau, Portmanteau Word
Generic synonyms: Meal, Repast

2. Verb. Eat a meal in the late morning. "Sam and Sue brunch"; "We brunch in Sundays"
Generic synonyms: Eat

Definition of Brunch

1. Noun. A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, replacing both meals, and often consisting of some foods that would normally be eaten at breakfast and some foods that would normally be eaten at lunch. ¹

2. Verb. To eat brunch. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brunch

1. to eat a late morning meal [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brunch

brumal
brumate
brumated
brumating
brumation
brumbies
brumby
brume
brumes
brummagem
brummagems
brummer
brummers
brumous
brumously
brunch (current term)
brunch coat
brunched
bruncher
brunchers
brunches
brunching
brunchtime
brunchtimes
brunei
brunet
brunets
brunette
brunettes
brung

Literary usage of Brunch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"For the use of broke in reference to horses, see BREAK 2. brunch Why is brunch in a usage book? It comes in for mention in Evans 1957, Harper 1975, 1985, ..."

2. Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and of the Political by John Joseph Lalor (1883)
"During the middle ages the larger part of the ready money of the sovereign was obtained through the tariff, and in modern times this brunch has been con- ..."

3. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1861)
"The capital employed in this single brunch of industry is upwards of $500000. A singlo firm in Philadelphia use 700 moulds, producing U.OOO different shapes ..."

4. A New Gazetteer of the United States of America ...: Including by William Darby, Theodore Dwight (1833)
"Pop. 1830, 31107. mouth cos. a.. Little Egg Harbor s. E., Glou-ia brunch of Suco r. und other streams, with cester со. s., Delaware rw It has ..."

5. The Monumental City: Its Past History and Present Resources by George Washington Howard (1873)
"... that condition which has been so aptly styled "unspotted faith and comely womanhood." The "Normal School," for the education of touchers, is u brunch ..."

6. Sketches and Studies in Southern Europe by John Addington Symonds (1880)
"... among thick flowering leafage, Till one who spied a rustling brunch on high, Turned to her comrades with a sudden cry, And " Go! Xay, prithee go! ..."

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