Meaning & use
Déjeuner
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A midday meal or lunch, occasionally used for breakfast; borrowed from French.
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They served a light dejeuner of bread, cheese, and fruit on the terrace.
The menu offered a traditional dejeuner of soup followed by roast chicken.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from French "déjeuner," the word appears in English mainly on upscale menus or in literary contexts evoking French dining culture.
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