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nutriment |
2 definitions found 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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