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Vegan
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- 1 Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use. especially, not-comparable
"He eats a completely vegan diet."
- 2 Relating to the star Vega. not-comparable
- 3 Committed to avoiding any product or practice that inherently involves animal use. not-comparable
"She is not vegan as she eats eggs and wears leather."
- 4 Relating to vegans or veganism. not-comparable
"Yesterday I went to a vegan party."
- 1 not containing any animal products wordnet
- 1 A person who does not eat, drink or otherwise consume any animal products
- 2 Someone from the vicinity of the star Vega.
"Tommy looked deflated. He stepped back slightly, shaking his head. "Never saw such a resemblance. Are you a Vegan?" "No," Bart lied flatly. "Aldebaran. David Briscoe.""
- 3 Ellipsis of Las Vegan (“someone from Las Vegas”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
"[…] James G. Scrugham (later to become governor of the state, and a congressman) and Vegans Roy W. Martin , James Cashman and E. W. Griffith."
- 4 a strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products; may also avoid using animal products (e.g. leather) wordnet
- 5 A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism.
"Our vegan-friendly shaving brush is made with synthetic bristles instead of badger hair."
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- 6 Someone from Vega in Norway.
- 7 Someone from Vega in Sweden.
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English vegetable English vegetable English -arian English vegetarian English vegan Clipping of vegetarian or vegetable, 1944. Coined by English vegan activist Donald Watson of the Vegan Society and first used in the name of The Vegan News.
Etymology tree Middle English vegetable English vegetable English -arian English vegetarian English vegan Clipping of vegetarian or vegetable, 1944. Coined by English vegan activist Donald Watson of the Vegan Society and first used in the name of The Vegan News.
From Vega + -an.
From Vega + -an.
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