predinner

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adjective

Occurring before or in preparation for dinner

Similar
preprandial
OriginEnglish dinner ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepredinner (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring before or in preparation for dinner

    This makes a perfectly fine predinner cocktail, but it hardly constitutes a balanced meal.

    2007 August 15, “Letters”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: preprandial

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOccurring before or in preparation for dinner

Similar
preprandial
Also see
preprandial

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishdinner
  10. Englishpredinner

From pre- + dinner.

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Cite this entry
APA

predinner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predinner

MLA

“predinner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predinner. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predinner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predinner.

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