Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

predinner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: predin-ner
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring before or in preparation for dinner

Example Sentences

"This makes a perfectly fine predinner cocktail, but it hardly constitutes a balanced meal."

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.

Synonyms

preprandial

Questions

What does predinner mean?: Occurring before or in preparation for dinner
Where does predinner come from?: 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.

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