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Meaning of high tea | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌhʌɪ ˈtiː/

Definitions

  1. A late afternoon or early evening meal, typically consisting of a cooked dish with bread and butter and tea.
    Australia, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable
  2. Formal afternoon tea.
    US, countable, uncountable

Examples

“It was brawn and shape for high tea.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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