dinner
noun
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
predinner
-
a word derived from
dinner.
Example Sentences
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Guests in tuxedos and gowns entered the hotel through checkpoints on the surrounding streets by showing a dinner ticket or a copy of an invite to one of several predinner receptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Now, my mom wraps spears in prosciutto to broil for a predinner snack, which my nephew especially loves.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2023
After a predinner cocktail reception, guests sat together at long, narrow tables for hours and watched satirical skits and songs performed by members.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022
Now, instead of shift meals during the predinner lull, workers take turns ordering delivery and eat underground.
From The Verge ● Sep. 13, 2021
First, he made a big batch of wojapi, then a predinner tea, infused with wild hyssop leaves and sweetened with a little maple syrup.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2016
