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preprandial

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preprandial
[-pran′dē·əl]
Etymology: L, prae + prandium, meal
before a meal.

preprandial [pre-pran´de-al]
before meals.

preprandial
before meals.


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Byline: PETER COLLINS Mediterraneo 10 The Esplanade, Penarth Sea Front CF64 3AU, Tel: 029 2070 3428 A BRISK, chill wind was blowing along The Esplanade at the Garden by the Sea, but that didn't dissuade us from taking a preprandial walk to sharpen our appetites for the meal to come.
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