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ce⋅re⋅al
[seer-ee-uh
l] 
–noun
| 1. | any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn. |
| 2. | the grain itself. |
| 3. | some edible preparation of it, esp. a breakfast food. |
–adjective
| 4. | of or pertaining to grain or the plants producing it. |
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| ce·re·al (sîr'ē-əl) n.
[From Latin cereālis, of grain, from Cerēs, Ceres; see ker-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Cereal
Ce"re*al\, a. [L. Cerealis pert. to Ceres, and hence, to agriculture. See Ceres.] Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain.Cereal
Ce"re*al\ n. Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural.
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Language Translation for : Cereal
Spanish:
cereal,
German:
die Getreidearten (pl.),
Japanese:
穀類
cereal
1832, "grass yielding edible grain," originally an adj. (1818), from Fr. céréale, from L. Cerealis "of grain," originally "of Ceres," from Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture, from PIE base *ker-, *kre- "to grow." The application to breakfast food is Amer.Eng. 1899.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: 1ce·re·al
Pronunciation: 'sir-E-&l
Function: adjective
: relating to grain or to the plants that produce it;also : made of grain
Main Entry: 2cereal
Function: noun
1 : a plant (as a grass) yielding farinaceous grain suitable for food; also : its grain
2 : a prepared foodstuff of grain
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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| cereal (sîr'ē-əl) Pronunciation Key
A grass, such as corn, rice, sorghum, or wheat, whose starchy grains are used as food. Cereals are annual plants, and cereal crops must be reseeded for each growing season. Cereal grasses were domesticated during the Neolithic Period and formed the basis of early agriculture. |
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