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postprandial

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈpɹan.dɪ.əl/ / /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈpɹæn.di.əl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English prandial English postprandial From post- + prandial.

  1. After a meal, especially after dinner.

    postprandial somnolence

    As a post-prandial speaker, however, Thackeray was undeniably the reverse of felicitous.