What does "demitarian" mean?

Of or relating to the type of diet in which meat consumption is reduced to half of what is culturally typical; of or relating to demitarianism.

How do you pronounce "demitarian"?

Pronounced //ˌdɛ.miˈtɛə.ɹi.ən//.

Demitarian

//ˌdɛ.miˈtɛə.ɹi.ən// adj

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Adjective

1
Of or relating to the type of diet in which meat consumption is reduced to half of what is culturally typical; of or relating to demitarianism. uncommon
"Nitrogen budget of the agricultural system of the Seine watershed for the current situation (2006) and the organic and local (OrgLoc) and organic, local and demitarian (OrgLocDem) scenarios."

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"Nitrogen budget of the agricultural system of the Seine watershed for the current situation (2006) and the organic and local (OrgLoc) and organic, local and demitarian (OrgLocDem) scenarios."

Etymology

From demi- + -arian, modeled after vegetarian. Coined by the Nitrogen in Europe programme within the The Barsac Declaration, launched in November 2009.

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