əˈmɛn adjective
1.
concerned with the function of nutrition; nutritive.
2.
pertaining to food.
3.
providing sustenance or maintenance.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to nutrition |
| 2. | providing sustenance or nourishment |
| 3. | Scots law free from the claims of creditors: an alimentary trust |
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Alimentary
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Word Origin & History
alimentary
1610s, from M.L. alimentarius "pertaining to food," from L. alimentum "nourishment," from alere "to nourish, rear, support, maintain," from PIE base *al- "to grow, nourish" (see old).
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alimentary al·i·men·ta·ry (āl'ə-měn'tə-rē, -trē)
adj.
Concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion.
Providing nourishment.
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