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Noun: afternoon tea
Usage: Brit
  1. A light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
    "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea";
    - tea [Brit], teatime [Brit]

Derived forms: afternoon teas

Type of: extract, infusion, meal, repast

Encyclopedia: Afternoon tea