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high tea

  • /ˌhʌɪ ˈtiː/ UK

noun high teas

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

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@misc{high_tea_2026,
  title = {high tea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/high%20tea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}