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Eatery vs Dining - What's the difference?

eatery | dining |

As nouns the difference between eatery and dining

is that eatery is (north american|informal) a restaurant or , etc while dining is eating dinner as a social function.

As a verb dining is

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eatery

English

Noun

(eateries)
  • (North American, informal) a restaurant or , etc.

    • Alternative forms

    * eaterie

    See also

    * eating establishment

    dining

    English

    Noun

  • Eating dinner as a social function.
  • * 1869 , The XIX Century (volume 1, page 6)
    • For my own part I preferred to remain with the ship, and I am now glad that I did so, for the welcome we received at Havana; the cheering crowds upon the quay; the friends we met and made; the dinings in and dinings out
  • Entertaining someone to dinner.

    • Related terms

    * dining car * dining room * dining table

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    * *