Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or relating to a meal.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Relating or pertaining to a dinner or other meal: as, prandial preparations.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to a repast, especially to dinner.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of or pertaining to a meal, especially dinner

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to a meal

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From Latin prandium, late breakfast; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]

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From Latin prandium ("late breakfast").

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  • A post-prandial nap is always an excellent idea.

    Prandial: of or relating to a meal

    March 22, 2009

  • A prandial coma.

    March 18, 2010