predinner

predinner

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English dinner
English predinner

    From pre- + dinner.

    Adjective

    predinner (not comparable)

    1. Occurring before or in preparation for dinner
      • 2007 August 15, “Letters”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        This makes a perfectly fine predinner cocktail, but it hardly constitutes a balanced meal.

    Synonyms

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