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   Post·pran·di·al

   /ˌpōs(t)ˈprandēəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. during or relating to the period after dinner or lunch: "we were jolted from our postprandial torpor"
   • ▪ occurring after a meal: "an annual postprandial blood glucose test"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from post- ‘after’ + Latin prandium ‘a meal’ + -al.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   The meaning of POSTPRANDIAL is occurring after a meal. How to use postprandial in a sentence.

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   Postprandial definition: after a meal, especially after dinner. See examples of POSTPRANDIAL used in a sentence.

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   happening after lunch or dinner: He took the usual postprandial stroll around the grounds of his house. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Meals & parts of meals. accompaniment. afternoon tea. afters. amuse-bouche. antipasto. elevenses. English breakfast. feast. feeding. finger buffet. plat du jour. plate meal. ploughman's lunch. pot luck

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   The adjective postprandial is just what you need for describing that after-dinner drowsiness, a condition that has the official name postprandial somnolence. If you can resist taking a nap after an unusually large lunch, you might instead take a postprandial walk around the block.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › postprandialMeaning of postprandial in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   happening after lunch or dinner: He took the usual postprandial stroll around the grounds of his house. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Meals & parts of meals. accompaniment. afternoon tea. afters. amuse-bouche. antipasto. dinner time. elevenses. English breakfast. feast. feeding. picnicker. plat du jour. plate meal. ploughman's lunch.