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pre-prandial, a.|priːˈprændɪəl|
[f. pre- B. 1 + L. prandium luncheon (see prandial) + -al1.]
Done, made, taken, happening, etc. before dinner; before-dinner.
1822Lamb Let. to Coleridge Wks. (1865) 25, I have no quarrel with you about praeprandial avocations. 1862C. Crosland Mrs. Blake II. 101 The ‘pre-prandial’ hour or two of winter darkness. 1875Helps Soc. Press. xviii. 269 That charming invention of modern days, the pre-prandial tea. |