TOP

Definition of postprandial adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

postprandial

adjective
 
/ˌpəʊstˈprændiəl/
 
/ˌpəʊstˈprændiəl/
[usually before noun] (formal or humorous)
jump to other results
  1. happening immediately after a meal
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from post- ‘after’ + Latin prandium ‘a meal’ + -al.
See postprandial in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Check pronunciation: postprandial

Nearby words

trait
noun
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 5000
B2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day