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[meel] 
–noun
| 1. | the food served and eaten esp. at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper. |
| 2. | one of these regular occasions or times for eating food. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE mǣl measure, fixed time, occasion, meal; c. G Mal time, Mahl meal, ON māl, Goth mēl time, hour
bef. 900; ME; OE mǣl measure, fixed time, occasion, meal; c. G Mal time, Mahl meal, ON māl, Goth mēl time, hour
Related forms:
mealless, adjective
meal
2 [meel] –noun
| 1. | a coarse, unsifted powder ground from the edible seeds of any grain: wheat meal; cornmeal. |
| 2. | any ground or powdery substance, as of nuts or seeds, resembling this. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME mele, OE melu; c. G Mehl, D meel, ON mjǫl; akin to Goth malan, L molere to grind. See mill 1
bef. 900; ME mele, OE melu; c. G Mehl, D meel, ON mjǫl; akin to Goth malan, L molere to grind. See mill 1
Related forms:
mealless, adjective
-meal
| a native English combining form, now unproductive, denoting a fixed measure at a time: piecemeal. |
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| meal 1 (mēl) n.
[Middle English mele, from Old English melu; see melə- in Indo-European roots.] |
| meal 2 (mēl) n.
[Middle English mele, from Old English mǣl; see mē-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Meal
Meal\ (m[=e]l), n. [OE. mele, AS. m[=ae]l part, portion, portion of time; akin to E. meal a repast. Cf. Piecemeal.] A part; a fragment; a portion. [Obs.]Meal
Meal\, n. [OE. mel; akin to E. meal a part, and to D. maal time, meal, G. mal time, mahl meal, Icel. m[=a]l measure, time, meal, Goth. m[=e]l time, and to E. measure. See Measure.] The portion of food taken at a particular time for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act or time of eating a meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a good meal for a week; there was silence during the meal. What strange fish Hath made his meal on thee ? --Shak.Meal
Meal\, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G. mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj["o]l, SW. mj["o]l, Dan. meel, also to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan, Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my`lh mill, and E. mill. [root]108. Cf. Mill, Mold soil, Mole an animal, Immolate, Molar.]1. Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse. 2. Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but not granulated. Meal beetle (Zo["o]l.), the adult of the meal worm. See Meal worm, below. Meal moth (Zo["o]l.), a lepidopterous insect (Asopia farinalis), the larv[ae] of which feed upon meal, flour, etc. Meal worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a beetle (Tenebrio molitor) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and is very injurious to flour and meal.Meal
Meal\, v. t. 1. To sprinkle with, or as with, meal. --Shak. 2. To pulverize; as, mealed powder.
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Language Translation for : Meal
Spanish:
comida,
German:
die Mahlzeit,
Japanese:
食事
meal (1)
"food, time for eating," O.E. mæl "fixed time, a measure, meal," from P.Gmc. *mæla- (cf. Du. maal "time, meal," O.N. mal "measure, time, meal," Ger. Mal "time," Goth. mel "time, hour"), from PIE base *me- "to measure" (see meter (2)). Probably related to O.E. mæð "measure." Original sense of "time" is preserved in piecemeal; once a more common suffix, e.g. O.E. styccemælum "bit by bit," gearmælum "year by year." Meals-on-wheels attested from 1961. Meal ticket first attested 1870 in lit. sense of "ticket of admission to a dining hall;" fig. sense of "source of income or livelihood" is from 1899.
meal (2)
"ground grain," O.E. melu, from W.Gmc. *melwan "grind" (cf. Ger. malen "to grind," Mehl "meal"), from PIE base *mel-/*mol-/*ml- "to grind, soft" (cf. Hittite mallanzi "they grind," Arm. malem "I crush, bruise," Gk. malakos "soft," Alb. miel "meal, flour," L. molere "to grind," O.C.S. meljo, Lith. malu "to grind;" see mill (1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: meal
Pronunciation: 'mE(&)l
Function: noun
: the portion of food taken at one time to satisfy appetite
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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meal 1 (mēl)
n.
- The edible whole or coarsely ground grains of a cereal grass.
- A granular substance produced by grinding.
meal 2
n.
- The food served and eaten in one sitting.
- A customary time or occasion of eating food.
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meal
In addition to the idiom beginning with meal; also see square meal.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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