Meaning & use
Afternoons
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Repeatedly or habitually during the afternoon period of the day.
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She works afternoons at the pharmacy and mornings at the clinic.
The children play in the park afternoons after school lets out.
A note on using this word
While 'afternoon' is normally a noun, 'afternoons' functions adverbially to describe a recurring habit, similar to 'evenings' or 'weekends'.
Words with an opposite meaning
morningsevenings
Another way to use it
2. noun
The plural of 'afternoon', referring to more than one such period.
Over the following afternoons, the two of them slowly became friends.
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