/ ˌpriːˈprændiəl; NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] ( formal or humorous ) happening immediately before a meal :
a preprandial drink
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from pre- before + Latin prandium a meal + -al .
/ ˌpriːˈprændiəl; NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] ( formal or humorous ) happening immediately before a meal :
a preprandial drink
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from pre- before + Latin prandium a meal + -al .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005