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postprandial

[ pohst-pran-dee-uh l ]
/ poʊstˈpræn di əl /

adjective

after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.

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Origin of postprandial

1810–20; post- + Latin prandi(um) meal + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM postprandial

post·pran·di·al·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for post-prandial

postprandial
/ (pəʊstˈprændɪəl) /

adjective

of or relating to the period immediately after lunch or dinnera postprandial nap
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for post-prandial

postprandial
[ pōst-prăn′dē-əl ]

adj.

Following a meal, especially dinner.

Other words from postprandial

post•pran′di•al•ly adv.
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