Around them, the approaching hour of Dejeuner plunged the house into turmoil. At three o`clock he gave a lunch to the Duke of Devonshire, who had also been ambassador to Russia. We doubt that Europe can boast an open-air festival that can rival a lunch in Chiswick. Claret gets drunk at both lunch and dinner. Over time, Mr. Jules was forced to announce that Dejeuner was served. You must – there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you`re looking for one that is only included in the full Merriam-Webster dictionary. Start your free trial today and get unlimited access to America`s largest dictionary with: “LUNCH©.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/d%C3%A9jeuner. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
French, Middle French desjeuner, desjeuner for breakfast, Old French, vulgar Latin (supposedly) disjejunare to break the fast.