PREPRANDIAL


Meaning of PREPRANDIAL in English

/ 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.