- of or relating to the period immediately after lunch or dinner
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post•pran•di•al /poʊstˈprændiəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- after a meal, esp. after dinner.
post•pran•di•al
(pōst pran′dē əl),USA pronunciation adj.
post•pran′di•al•ly, adv.
- after a meal, esp. after dinner:postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- post- + Latin prandi(um) meal + -al1 1810–20
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postprandial /pəʊstˈprændɪəl/ adj