ETYM French dîner, from dîner to dine. Related to Dine.
1. A party of people assembled to have dinner together; SYN. dinner party.
2. The main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday:.

1. Coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse.
2. The food served and eaten at one time; SYN. repast.

ETYM Old Fren. repast, French repas, Late Lat. repastus, from Latin repascere to feed again; pref. re- re- + pascere, pastum, to pasture, feed. Related to Pasture.
1. That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any refreshment.
2. The act of eating.