C1 verb أدبي

postdynery

/ˌpoʊstˈdaɪnəri/

To engage in the practice of lingering at a table after a meal has concluded to enjoy conversation and social bonding. This verb describes the transition from the physical act of eating to the intellectual or social act of communal reflection.

أمثلة

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1

In many Mediterranean cultures, families prefer to postdynery for hours rather than clearing the table immediately.

In many Mediterranean cultures, families prefer to postdynery for hours rather than clearing the table immediately.

2

The committee chose to postdynery in the private hall to finalize the terms of the merger in a more relaxed atmosphere.

The committee chose to postdynery in the private hall to finalize the terms of the merger in a more relaxed atmosphere.

3

We spent the whole night just postdynerying and talking about our high school days.

We spent the whole night just postdynerying and talking about our high school days.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
postdynering
Verb
postdynery
ظرف
postdynerially
صفة
postdynerial
مرتبط
postdyner
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نصيحة للحفظ

Break it down: 'Post' (after) + 'Dine' (eating) + 'ry' (the rhythm of talk). It's the talk that happens after the eating.

اختبار سريع

The gala was wonderful, but the most insightful conversations happened when the guests began to _______ in the lounge.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: postdynery

أمثلة

1

In many Mediterranean cultures, families prefer to postdynery for hours rather than clearing the table immediately.

everyday

In many Mediterranean cultures, families prefer to postdynery for hours rather than clearing the table immediately.

2

The committee chose to postdynery in the private hall to finalize the terms of the merger in a more relaxed atmosphere.

formal

The committee chose to postdynery in the private hall to finalize the terms of the merger in a more relaxed atmosphere.

3

We spent the whole night just postdynerying and talking about our high school days.

informal

We spent the whole night just postdynerying and talking about our high school days.

4

Sociological studies suggest that the tendency to postdynery contributes significantly to familial stability and conflict resolution.

academic

Sociological studies suggest that the tendency to postdynery contributes significantly to familial stability and conflict resolution.

5

Our team often uses the time we postdynery to brainstorm creative solutions that don't surface during formal meetings.

business

Our team often uses the time we postdynery to brainstorm creative solutions that don't surface during formal meetings.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
postdynering
Verb
postdynery
ظرف
postdynerially
صفة
postdynerial
مرتبط
postdyner

تلازمات شائعة

postdynery over coffee postdynery over coffee
tendency to postdynery tendency to postdynery
postdynery at length postdynery at length
postdynery comfortably postdynery comfortably
invite guests to postdynery invite guests to postdynery

العبارات الشائعة

postdynery the night away

postdynery the night away

a penchant to postdynery

a penchant to postdynery

settle in to postdynery

settle in to postdynery

يُخلط عادةً مع

postdynery vs postpone

Postpone means to delay an event to a later time, whereas postdynery refers to staying at a table after a meal has finished.

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ملاحظات الاستخدام

The word is highly specific to social settings and is most often used in literary or formal contexts to describe high-level social etiquette or cultural habits.

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أخطاء شائعة

Learners may mistakenly treat the '-ery' ending as a noun suffix (like 'bakery'); remember that in this specific test context, it functions as a verb.

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نصيحة للحفظ

Break it down: 'Post' (after) + 'Dine' (eating) + 'ry' (the rhythm of talk). It's the talk that happens after the eating.

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أصل الكلمة

Constructed from the Latin prefix 'post-' (after) and the verb 'dine,' likely modeled on archaic social descriptors to test morphological recognition.

أنماط نحوية

Intransitive verb Follows regular conjugation: postdyneried, postdynering Often used with the preposition 'over' (e.g., postdynery over wine)
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السياق الثقافي

Reflects the European tradition of 'sobremesa,' where the meal is seen as a prelude to the main social event: the conversation.

اختبار سريع

The gala was wonderful, but the most insightful conversations happened when the guests began to _______ in the lounge.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: postdynery

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