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New Year's Eve Dinner: Meaning & Traditions
Meaning 1：festive dinner on New Year's Eve (New Year's Eve dinner)
New Year's Eve dinner
/nuː jɪrz iːv ˈdɪnər/
n.
The special meal eaten on the evening of December 31st, often with family or friends, to celebrate the coming new year.
festive dinner on New Year's Eve
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/ˈfɛstɪv ˈdɪnər ɒn nuː jɪrz iːv/
n.
A large, special meal eaten on the evening of December 31, typically with family or close friends, to mark the end of the year and celebrate the upcoming new year.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
Compound of 'New Year's Eve' (December 31) and 'dinner' (main meal of the day).
💡 Mnemonic
Think of a big table with family, eating together as the clock ticks toward midnight.
📖 Example
My grandma spends all day cooking our favorite dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner.
My grandma spends all day cooking our favorite dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner.
🔗 Collocations
host a New Year's Eve dinner – to organize a New Year's Eve dinner
traditional New Year's Eve dinner – a New Year's Eve dinner that follows customs
attend a New Year's Eve dinner – to be present at a New Year's Eve dinner
🔄 Synonyms
New Year's feast (n.) – a large, elaborate meal on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day
holiday dinner (n.) – a special meal prepared for a holiday, such as New Year's Eve
New Year's meal (n.) – a meal eaten to celebrate the new year
🚫 Antonyms
everyday dinner (n.) – a regular, non-celebratory evening meal
📖 Cultural Story
In many Western cultures, families gather on December 31 for a special meal, often featuring roast turkey or ham, to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new one.
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