Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The usual time for eating a meal.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The usual time for eating a meal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The usual time of eating a meal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The usual
time at which ameal is eaten.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten
Etymologies
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Examples
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The top-ranked senior cadet announces every alumni war death at mealtime from a balcony in the cavernous dining room of Washington Hall.
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The mealtime should be the happiest hour of the day.
Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics Joel Dorman Steele
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Earlier cross-sectional studies found that childhood overweight and maternal distress were coexisting, and explained by stressful family interactions such as mealtime difficulties in families with overweight children or adolescents
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Teresa A. Ajslev et al. 2010
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"It may not be the magic bullet to get everyone eating right, but it is a step in the right direction — a simple and clear tool to promote balance, portions, variety and wholesome food at mealtime."
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Stay away from the television at mealtime and skip the hamburgers in favor of seafood and vegetables, says the U.S.
Dietary Guidelines Call for More Exercise, Less Food Bill Tomson 2011
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A 2010 study in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that adding stimuli during mealtime increased not only the amount of food an individual consumed at that particular meal, but also increased calorie consumption later in the day as well.
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Of course, it's tough to quiz your grocer on the mealtime habits and general health of that package of drumsticks, right?
Neil Zevnik: Tantalizing Turkey: Not Just a Holiday Staple Neil Zevnik 2011
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"It may not be the magic bullet to get everyone eating right, but it is a step in the right direction — a simple and clear tool to promote balance, portions, variety and wholesome food at mealtime."
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Of course, it's tough to quiz your grocer on the mealtime habits and general health of that package of drumsticks, right?
Neil Zevnik: Tantalizing Turkey: Not Just a Holiday Staple Neil Zevnik 2011
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My mother only takes a couple sips of water now and one or two bites of food at mealtime.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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