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I started to learn Greek when I was in high school, the last year of high school, by accident, because my teacher knew Greek and she offered to teach me on the lunch hour, so we did it in an informal way, and then I did it at university, and that was the main thing of my life.
Anne Carson

Meaning of "lunch hour" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LUNCH HOUR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUNCH HOUR

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Lunch hour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LUNCH HOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lunch hour

Break (work)

A break at work is a period of time during a shift in which an employee is allowed to take time off from his/her job. There are different types of breaks, and depending on the length and the employer's policies, the break may or may not be paid. Meal breaks or lunch breaks usually range from 30 minutes to one hour. Their purpose is to allow the employee to have a meal that is regularly scheduled during the work day. For a typical daytime job, this is lunch, but this may vary for those with other work hours. It is not uncommon for this break to be unpaid, and for the entire work day from start to finish to be longer than the number of hours paid in order to accommodate this time. In the United Kingdom the law states that employers are legally required to provide at least a 10-minute break for every four consecutive hours worked and that a person must not work more than four hours in succession. When working in a restaurant environment, staff can be required to work up to six hours straight before having a break but must be given at least 20 minutes break for each six hours worked.

Definition of lunch hour in the English dictionary

The definition of lunch hour in the dictionary is Also called: lunch break. a break in the middle of the working day, usually of one hour, during which lunch may be eaten. Other definition of lunch hour is Also called: lunch time. the time at which lunch is usually eaten.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUNCH HOUR

lunatic
lunatic asylum
lunatic fringe
lunatically
lunation
lunch
lunch box
lunch break
lunchbox
luncheon
luncheon basket
luncheon club
luncheon meat
luncheon voucher
luncheonette
luncher
lunchmeat
lunchpail
lunchroom
lunchtime

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUNCH HOUR

canonical hour
credit hour
dinner hour
eleventh hour
golden hour
half an hour
happy hour
hour
literacy hour
megawatt hour
one´s hour
one´s last hour
rush hour
sidereal hour
take one´s hour
the hour
the witching hour
twenty-four-hour
witching hour
zero hour

Synonyms and antonyms of lunch hour in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lunch hour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUNCH HOUR

Find out the translation of lunch hour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lunch hour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lunch hour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

午餐时间
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la hora del almuerzo
570 millions of speakers

English

lunch hour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दोपहर के भोजन के घंटे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ساعة الغداء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обеденный перерыв
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hora do almoço
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মধ্যাহ্নভোজের সময়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´heure du déjeuner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jam makan tengah hari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mittag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

昼休み
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

점심 시간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jam makan siang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giờ ăn trưa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மதிய நேரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुपारचे जेवण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Öğle saati
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ora di pranzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obiad godzinę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обідню перерву
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oră prânz
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ώρα του μεσημεριανού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

etensuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lunch timme
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lunsjen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lunch hour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUNCH HOUR»

The term «lunch hour» is regularly used and occupies the 65.945 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LUNCH HOUR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lunch hour

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2 QUOTES WITH «LUNCH HOUR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lunch hour.
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Kevin J. Anderson
Every spare second I would write, somehow. On my lunch hour, too.
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Anne Carson
I started to learn Greek when I was in high school, the last year of high school, by accident, because my teacher knew Greek and she offered to teach me on the lunch hour, so we did it in an informal way, and then I did it at university, and that was the main thing of my life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUNCH HOUR»

Discover the use of lunch hour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lunch hour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lunch hour
Presents an entertaining dramatic comedy, based on the successful Broadway play, about a marriage counselor and psychiatrist who is more in need of help than his patients
Jean Kerr, 1982
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99 Cent Adventure Time Stories Killer's Lunch Hour
Lloyd Llewell. surprised gunman. He catapulted back into the car. The motor started to race. Trimmer and the yellow-faced thug came racing from the porch, hurled themselves into the car. For a brief instant the killer's eyes met Judy's through ...
Lloyd Llewell, 2014
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Adventure, Horror, Mystery Classics Best Seller's for 99 ...
... give her every movement. His black hair, dark you an hour alone with herin the house. as midnight, smelled repellently of cheap It'll take me an hour to eat it.” KILLER'S LUNCH HOUR 6 She whirledand stormedthrough the couldn't leave.
Lloyd Llewell, 2014
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A French Picnic: The Grown-Up Lunch Box, Volume 1
It's a quality-of-life upgrade that's well worth the effort. The first collection of five recipes, "A French Picnic," is inspired by the French, who give ingredients, mealtime, and cooking the respect they deserve.
Joy Manning, 2012
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The New York Times Crosswords for Your Lunch Hour: 75 Easy ...
This collection of easy-to-solve, fast-to-finish puzzles is especially designed for solvers on the go. These quick, fun crosswords allow fans to puzzle wherever and whenever there's a moment to spare.
Will Shortz, 2005
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Tick Tock, Stop the Clock: Getting Pretty on Your Lunch Hour
It's nice to know that even in times of economic downturn we can find affordable ways to enhance our beauty. Get pretty on your lunch hour - without the knife. Eleven acclaimed professionals tell you how.
Lois W. Stern, 2009
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Lunch Hour Comix #1
Now, the best of nearly a year's worth of strips have been collected! Sometimes poignant, often silly, and always wry and engaging, Lunch Hour Comix is the art form at its most immediate and unfiltered!
‎2004
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Sentence-Combining Workbook
Alicia swims a mile every lunch hour. (last year) Alicia swam a mile every lunch hour. To show the change in time, or tense, we changed swims to swam, so swims is the verb. 2. Once you have found the verb, you can locate the subject of the ...
Pam Altman, Mari Caro, Lisa Metge-Egan, 2010
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Lunch Hour
With 24 original works on paper and an introductory essay by the author, this book is a visual meditation on work-life balance in contemporary American life.
Adam Blue, 2013
10
Lunch Hour
Shorts stories and essays post mid-life crisis.
Jose Antonio Ponce, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUNCH HOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lunch hour is used in the context of the following news items.
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How to have a mindful lunch hour in London - Health & Fitness - Life …
Stressed-out Londoners are discovering that the humble lunch hour can be so much more than an opportunity to grab a salad pot in Eat. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
2
Would you try the 'lunch-hour' hair transplant like Calum Best …
Although James Draper, 34, was not going bald, he had a receding hairline and so decided to undergo a 'lunch hour' hair transplant procedure ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Stephen Colbert's New 'Lunch With Stephen' Web Series Shows Us …
If you're not properly convinced, however, I have compiled a list of reasons that the funnyman would make the lunch hour the best hour of anyone's day. «Bustle, Jul 15»
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Monday's gloomy forecast | Weather - Home - News4Jax
By the lunch hour, a non-severe thunderstorm was pushing through Orange Park to Green Cove Springs, headed towards Mandarin and the ... «WJXT Jacksonville, Jul 15»
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Catering to customers, Omaha Hy-Vee tests out online grocery …
Williams envisions a busy parent ordering groceries online during a child's soccer game, or over the lunch hour. “We're just seeing the future, ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
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Deskbound? Here's how much you need to stand or move to stay …
... of a single daily bout of exercise, Thyfault says, this doesn't mean that it's pointless to go to the gym or spend your lunch hour running. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Where to get a high-intensity workout in London - Health & Fitness …
... be neatly slotted into your lunch hour; marathon-style training runs have shrunk to snack-sized 20-minute interval sessions on the treadmill. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
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Jordan Spieth doesn't need a Grand Slam to become golf's most …
He handled it all, and no doubt across this country, thousands of golf fans extended their lunch hour to watch him on the back nine. When that ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse: Can California chain pull-off a …
So I was not expecting the food or service to be particularly happening at BJ's during our recent Saturday lunch hour visit. But both were. BJ's is ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
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Macy's closing is the end of an era | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mom shopped for bargains on her lunch hour every time she worked and those employee discounts bought us our clothes, shoes, furniture, ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»

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