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alimentation

[ al-uh-men-tey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. means of upkeep or subsistence; maintenance; support.
  2. addition to the volume of a glacial mass, chiefly by the accumulation of ice, snow, or névé. Compare ablation ( def 2 ).


alimentation

/ ˌæ±ôɪ³¾É›²Ôˈ³Ù±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. nourishment
  2. sustenance; support
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ²¹±ô¾±Ëˆ³¾±ð²Ô³Ù²¹³Ù¾±±¹±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·²¹±ôi·³¾±ð²Ô·³Ù²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of alimentation1

First recorded in 1580–90; from Medieval Latin ²¹±ô¾±³¾±ð²Ô³ÙÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ²¹±ô¾±³¾±ð²Ô³ÙÄå³Ù¾±Å ); aliment, -ation
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Subsequent audio files then move you from bedroom to bathroom to kitchen and back, exploring alimentation, purgation and other mundane aspects of the day-to-day.

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Life was only a matter of intake and alimentation and reproduction.

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Launching the scheme on Wednesday, he described farinata as “solidarity food†and said it was “made to combat hunger and also supplement people’s alimentationâ€.

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Again, the metaphor of alimentation exceeds easy decoding — yet these late clay and plaster works are engaged, like her earlier work, with the discrepancies between individual and social life.

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As in the case of respiration, alimentation and excretion are suspended during hibernation.

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