Nutriment

//ˈnjuː.tɹɪ.mənt// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A source of nourishment; food.
  2. 2
    a source of materials to nourish the body wordnet
  3. 3
    Something that promotes growth or development; a nutrient.

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nutrientalimentalimentalimentationalimentationbread

Example

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"You must love the crust of the earth on which you dwell more than the sweet crust of any bread or cake; you must be able to extract nutriment out of a sand heap."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English nutriment, from Latin nūtrīmentum.

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