Preprandial
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A predinner drink; an apéritif.
"They drink, for one thing, sweet ports as preprandials, anathema to most English, who consider them digestifs, or after-dinner company."
- 1 Occurring before a meal, especially dinner.
"Whilst meditating on the beauty and design as shown in the ant-eater, whose præprandial movements I was intently watching, a young gentleman (not a naturalist) asked me, sotto voce, "what is that contrivance?" "It is a contrivance," said I, "for catching ants, and that is why he is called the ant-eater," I continued to a young lady, who wanted to know the meaning of his name."
- 1 preceding a meal (especially dinner) wordnet
Example
More examples"Whilst meditating on the beauty and design as shown in the ant-eater, whose præprandial movements I was intently watching, a young gentleman (not a naturalist) asked me, sotto voce, "what is that contrivance?" "It is a contrivance," said I, "for catching ants, and that is why he is called the ant-eater," I continued to a young lady, who wanted to know the meaning of his name."
Etymology
From pre- + prandial.
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