Meaning of ALIMENTATION
| Pronunciation: | | `alumen'teyshun
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] the act of supplying food and nourishment
- [n] a source of materials to nourish the body
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ALIMENTATION is a 12 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | aliment, feeding, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals |
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| | See Also: | | course, dainty, delicacy, dish, fast food, finger food, food, forced feeding, gavage, goody, hyperalimentation, infant feeding, ingesta, intravenous feeding, IV, kickshaw, kosher, lactation, meal, mess, milk, mince, nutrient, overfeeding, provision, puree, repast, spoonfeeding, stodge, suckling, supply, supplying, total parenteral nutrition, TPN, treat, vitamin, vitamin pill, wheat germ | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Al`i*men*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. alimentation, LL.
alimentatio.]
1. The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of
the alimentary canal.
2. State or mode of being nourished. --Bacon.
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| | Related Terms: | | aliment, alimony, bread, bread and butter, food chain, keep, livelihood, maintenance, nourishment, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, nutriture, pabulum, pap, refection, refreshment, subsistence, support, sustenance |
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