Meaning of PABULUM
| Pronunciation: | | 'pabyulum
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- [n] insipid intellectual nourishment
- [n] any substance that can be used as food
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| | Synonyms: | | comestible, eatable, edible, victual, victuals |
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| | See Also: | | food, food, food for thought, intellectual nourishment, nutrient, tuck | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pab"u*lum\, n. [L., akin to pascere to pasture. See
{Pastor}.]
The means of nutriment to animals or plants; food;
nourishment; hence, that which feeds or sustains, as fuel for
a fire; that upon which the mind or soul is nourished; as,
intellectual pabulum.
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