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predinner

predinner

3.7
Happening before dinner
  • adjective
  • /ˌpriːˈdɪnər/
translation icon : predinner
  • They enjoyed a predinner drink in the lounge.

Examples

  • A light predinner snack helped her wait until the main meal.

  • The predinner meeting was very productive.

  • The guests gathered for a predinner chat before sitting at the table.

  • We had a predinner drink before the meal.

  • They enjoyed a predinner drink in the lounge.

  • A light predinner snack helped her wait until the main meal.

  • The guests gathered for a predinner chat before sitting at the table.

Synonyms

before dinner
vspredinner
45 1.0

At a time before the evening meal

is the single-word form rather than the phrase
preprandial
vspredinner
  • Specialized
9.9

Before a meal, especially dinner

is the common single-word form rather than a technical term

Surface Forms

predinner positive

Morphology

predinner = dinner (transparent) = pre + dinner

This is a straightforward use of 'pre-' with 'dinner' to mean 'before dinner'.

Etymology

Predinner comes from the prefix pre- meaning 'before' and dinner, the evening meal. So a predinner event is something that happens just before dinner.