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Definition of postprandial - 5 dictionary results

post⋅pran⋅di⋅al

  [pohst-pran-dee-uhl]
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–adjective
after a meal, esp. after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
Origin:
1810–20; post- + L prandi(um) meal + -al 1

Related forms:
post⋅pran⋅di⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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post·pran·di·al   (pōst-prān'dē-əl)   
adj.  Following a meal, especially dinner: took a postprandial walk through the woods.
post·pran'di·al·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

postprandial 
1820, formed from post- "after" + L. prandium "luncheon, meal," from *pram "early" + edere "to eat" (see edible).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: post·pran·di·al
Pronunciation: -'pran-dE-&l
Function: adjective
: occurring after a meal <postprandialhypoglycemia> —post·pran·di·al·ly /-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

postprandial post·pran·di·al (pōst-prān'dē-əl)
adj.
Following a meal, especially dinner.

post·pran'di·al·ly adv.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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