anteprandial

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adjective

Before a meal, especially before dinner.

OriginEnglish prandial ← Classical Latin ante- ← Latin ante →
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Meanings

adjectiveanteprandial (comparative more anteprandial, superlative most anteprandial)

comparative more anteprandial · superlative most anteprandial

  1. Before a meal, especially before dinner.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
premealpreprandial

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Italic*anti
  5. Latinante
  6. Classical Latinante-
  7. Englishante-
  8. Englishprandial
  9. Englishanteprandial

From ante- + prandial.

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APA

anteprandial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteprandial

MLA

“anteprandial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteprandial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anteprandial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteprandial.

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