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aliment

[ noun al-uh-muhnt; verb al-uh-ment ]

noun

  1. that which nourishes; nutriment; food.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. that which sustains; means of support.

    Synonyms:



verb (used with object)

  1. to sustain; support.

aliment

noun

  1. something that nourishes or sustains the body or mind
  2. Scots law another term for alimony
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. obsolete.
    tr to support or sustain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ²¹±ô¾±Ëˆ³¾±ð²Ô³Ù²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹±ôi·³¾±ð²Ôt²¹±ô adjective
  • ²¹±ôi·³¾±ð²Ôt²¹±ô·ly adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of aliment1

1470–80; < Latin alimentum, equivalent to al ( ere ) to feed + -i- -i- + -mentum -ment
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of aliment1

C15: from Latin alimentum food, from alere to nourish
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The pope will then move to a chair to the side of the altar and preside from there, sitting most of the time because of knee aliment that impedes him from standing for too long.

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“We know that communities around 5,200 B.C. were storing aliments, collecting acorns and harvesting cereals, among other activities.â€

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Season 1 saw Myne trying to achieve her dream of making books using her knowledge from our world, but her unknown aliment constantly held her back.

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But seven of the babies in the study1, which was published on 17 April in The New England Journal of Medicine, now have immune systems that can protect them against common childhood aliments.

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They are coveted for their meat, which is considered a delicacy, and scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat aliments from cancer to arthritis.

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