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Undern n. : The time between; the time between sunrise and noon; specifically, the third hour of the day, or nine o'clock in the morning, according to ancient reckoning; hence, mealtime, because formerly the principal meal was eaten at that hour; also, later, the afternoon; the time between dinner and supper.

Example:
When you drive into a restaurant parking lot, and someone cuts you off and steals the last only parking spot,?

Taxonomy
dern, OHG, untorn, Icel, mid afternoon, forenoon, Goth, Dictionary, midday meal, Unanswered questions, Webster 1913, sunrise, third hour, nine o'clock in the morning, ancient reckoning, mealtime, dinner, supper.

Defination from the web:
undern ; akin to OS. undorn , OHG. untarn , untorn , Icel. undorn mid afternoon, mid forenoon, Goth ... Till it was past undern of the day. Chaucer. English. English Deutsch Español Français Italiano Tagalog. Search unanswered questions... 


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