The word meal means any time when you eat a large amount of food. There are typically 3 meals per day - breakfast (in the morning), lunch (mid-day), and dinner (at night). A snack is a smaller amount of food (for example, a bag of chips or a piece of fruit) and you can eat a snack anytime.

In American English, dinner and supper are the same - both are used to describe the evening meal. However, in some cultures, the word supper is used for a light meal served in early evening, and dinner may be later in the night.

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The abbreviation Xmas for the word Christmas is of Greek origin. Since the word for Christ in the Greek language is Xristos, which starts with the letter X, they started putting the X in place of Christ and came up with the short form for the word Christmas      .. More >>