postdynery
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.
예시
3 / 5In 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.
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.
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.
어휘 가족
암기 팁
Break it down: 'Post' (after) + 'Dine' (eating) + 'ry' (the rhythm of talk). It's the talk that happens after the eating.
빠른 퀴즈
The gala was wonderful, but the most insightful conversations happened when the guests began to _______ in the lounge.
정답!
정답은: postdynery
예시
In many Mediterranean cultures, families prefer to postdynery for hours rather than clearing the table immediately.
everydayIn many Mediterranean cultures, families prefer to postdynery for hours rather than clearing the table immediately.
The committee chose to postdynery in the private hall to finalize the terms of the merger in a more relaxed atmosphere.
formalThe committee chose to postdynery in the private hall to finalize the terms of the merger in a more relaxed atmosphere.
We spent the whole night just postdynerying and talking about our high school days.
informalWe spent the whole night just postdynerying and talking about our high school days.
Sociological studies suggest that the tendency to postdynery contributes significantly to familial stability and conflict resolution.
academicSociological studies suggest that the tendency to postdynery contributes significantly to familial stability and conflict resolution.
Our team often uses the time we postdynery to brainstorm creative solutions that don't surface during formal meetings.
businessOur team often uses the time we postdynery to brainstorm creative solutions that don't surface during formal meetings.
어휘 가족
자주 쓰는 조합
자주 쓰는 구문
postdynery the night away
postdynery the night away
a penchant to postdynery
a penchant to postdynery
settle in to postdynery
settle in to postdynery
자주 혼동되는 단어
Postpone means to delay an event to a later time, whereas postdynery refers to staying at a table after a meal has finished.
사용 참고사항
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.
자주 하는 실수
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.
암기 팁
Break it down: 'Post' (after) + 'Dine' (eating) + 'ry' (the rhythm of talk). It's the talk that happens after the eating.
어원
Constructed from the Latin prefix 'post-' (after) and the verb 'dine,' likely modeled on archaic social descriptors to test morphological recognition.
문법 패턴
문화적 맥락
Reflects the European tradition of 'sobremesa,' where the meal is seen as a prelude to the main social event: the conversation.
빠른 퀴즈
The gala was wonderful, but the most insightful conversations happened when the guests began to _______ in the lounge.
정답!
정답은: postdynery
관련 어휘
관련 단어
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