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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A building or room used for serving and eating meals, as on an army post.
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- noun US : A
military dining room or building on anarmy ormarine base .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
Etymologies
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From mess (military meal).
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