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postprandial

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈpɹan.dɪ.əl/
  • General-American: /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈpɹæn.di.əl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

After a meal, especially after dinner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • postprandial somnolence

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: postcibal, postmeal

Antonyms: precibal, premeal, preprandial

2

adjective

Meaning 2

following a meal (especially dinner)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his postprandial cigar
  • took a postprandial walk

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: preprandial

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English prandial English postprandial From post- + prandial.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: следобеден (sledobeden) — after a meal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 飯後的 /饭后的 (fànhòude) — after a meal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 餐後的 /餐后的 (cānhòude) — after a meal
  • Estonian: söömingujärgne — after a meal
  • Finnish: aterian jälkeinen — after a meal
  • French: après le repas — after a meal
  • Irish: iarphroinne — after a meal
  • Polish: poobiedni — after a meal
  • Russian: послеобе́денный (posleobédennyj) — after a meal
  • Spanish: posprandial — after a meal
  • Spanish: de sobremesa — after a meal
  • Spanish: después de comer — after a meal