What's the difference between supper and dinner?
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Regional dialect I think. They both mean evening meal as far as I know. I believe they are interchangeable.
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I am not 100% sure of this but I think if you are north of the Mason-Dixon line, you have dinner...if you are south of it, it's supper. EDIT: din·ner [dínnÉ™r] (plural din·ners) n 1. main meal: the main meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening or sometimes in the early afternoon 2. banquet: a formal evening meal given in honor of somebody or something 3. full-course restaurant meal: a meal that is eaten in a restaurant and consists of all the usual courses often offered together for a set price 4. food served for dinner: the food served during or for a dinner [13th century. Encarta ® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1998-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. sup·per [súppÉ™r] (plural sup·pers) n 1. evening meal: a light meal eaten in the evening 2. main evening meal: the main meal of the day when taken in the evening 3. social event: an evening social event that includes a meal Encarta ® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1998-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Supper is generally an evening meal. Dinner is generally the big meal of the day, whether it is eaten at noon or in the evening. It also depends on where you are as it shanges according to local culture. My Grandma served breakfast, dinner and supper. She was a farm wife. My Mom served breakfast, lunch and dinner. We lived in a more urban setting.
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Here dinner is either lunch or supper; it depends on who you talk to. Supper is always the evening meal.
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In short dinner is on the night with heavy meal and supper with a small tiffin and light meals. The world dinner is been used in India languages. As Supper is Used in US they have small tiffins with Pizza and Burger only
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Presumably a supper party is held later in the evening. It's not a oft used term.
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Dinner is higher-class. :)
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There is no difference
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