Meaning of NUTRIMENT
| Pronunciation: | | 'nootrumunt
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| | Definition: | | [n] a source of materials to nourish the body |
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| | Synonyms: | | aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals |
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| | See Also: | | course, dainty, delicacy, dish, fast food, finger food, food, goody, ingesta, kickshaw, kosher, meal, mess, milk, mince, nutrient, puree, repast, stodge, treat, vitamin, vitamin pill, wheat germ | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Nu"tri*ment\, n. [L. nutrimentum, fr. nutrire to
nourish. See {Nourish}.]
1. That which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and
repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life;
food; aliment.
The stomach returns what it has received, in
strength and nutriment diffused into all parts of
the body. --South.
2. That which promotes development or growth.
Is not virtue in mankind The nutriment that feeds
the mind ? --Swift.
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| | Related Terms: | | aliment, alimentation, bread, bread and butter, growth regulator, keep, livelihood, living, maintenance, nourishment, nurture, nutrient, nutritive, pabulum, pap, refection, refreshment, subsistence, support, sustenance |
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