Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Meal. A meal is an instance of eating, specifically one that takes place at a specific time and includes specific, prepared food. Meals occur primarily at homes, restaurants, and cafeterias, but may occur anywhere.
An en dash (â) is most commonly used to indicate a range of numbers. It is longer than a hyphen although a hyphen with spaces surrounding it can be used if a dash is not available. In Microsoft Word, doing this will automatically change the hyphen into an en dash. (Example: August 13âAugust 18, or pages 29â349. Note that there should be no space around the en dash.)
Word can also generate an en dash if you type a single space, followed by two hyphens, and then another space. Outside of Microsoft Word, both Windows and Mac OS X can generate dashes using certain keyboard shortcuts. Mac OS X. For an em dash, press option+shift+hyphen. For an en dash, press option+hyphen.