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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nutriment \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
nutriment
n : a source of nourishment [syn: {nourishment}, {sustenance}, {aliment},
{alimentation}, {victuals}]
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