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ALIMENTARY

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al⋅i⋅men⋅ta⋅ry

  [al-uh-men-tuh-ree]
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–adjective
1. concerned with the function of nutrition; nutritive.
2. pertaining to food.
3. providing sustenance or maintenance.
Origin:
1605–15; < L alimentārius. See aliment, -ary
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al·i·men·ta·ry   (āl'ə-měn'tə-rē, -trē)   
adj.  

  1. Concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion.

  2. Providing nourishment.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

alimentary 
1615, from M.L. ailimentarius "pertaining to food," from alimentum "nourishment," from alere "to nourish, rear, support, maintain," from PIE base *al- "to grow, nourish" (see old). Aliment "nourishment" was in Eng. from 1477.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: al·i·men·ta·ry
Pronunciation: "al-&-'ment-&-rE, 'men-trE
Function: adjective
: of, concerned with, orrelating to nourishment or to the function of nutrition : NUTRITIVE <alimentary processes of the body>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

alimentary al·i·men·ta·ry (āl'ə-měn'tə-rē, -trē)
adj.

  1. Concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion.

  2. Providing nourishment.

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