Word: afternoon
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: af
ter
noon
Definition: The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
Morphemes:
Affix: after-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: With adverbial or adjectival effect, forming compound words indicating something that comes afterwards in spacial position or time.
Affix: noon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōna
Language: la
Decoded: nona
Meaning: ninth hour