prandial
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Etymology
Origin of prandial
1810–20; < Latin prandi ( um ) luncheon, meal + -al 1
Explanation
Something that's prandial relates to a meal. If you tell a prandial joke at the dinner table, it happens while everyone's eating. You can describe things that happen while you're dining as prandial, and you can also talk about things related to eating as prandial. A prandial adventure might include traveling to Asia and eating local delicacies, and a prandial dispute might be an argument about what to serve for Christmas dinner. Prandial comes from a Latin root, prandium, "late breakfast or luncheon."
Example Sentences
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“The Circus” has tried to keep up this prandial tradition in pandemic times, but the results feel awkward.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2020
Somehow, our greatest prandial innovators haven’t been futurists.
From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2015
Lawyer, politician, public and post- prandial orator, he has seen many years full of service and honor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Over the prandial tablecloth fluttered two perturbed tumbling pigeons, symbols of Peace.
From Time Magazine Archive
Aniela used to get frightened at first at these prandial disputes, until I gave her the clue to the real state of things.
From Without Dogma by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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