aliments
ə verb (used with object)
3.
to sustain; support.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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| aliment | |
| —n | |
| 1. | something that nourishes or sustains the body or mind |
| 2. | Scots law another term for alimony |
| —vb | |
| 3. | obsolete (tr) to support or sustain |
| [C15: from Latin alimentum food, from alere to nourish] | |
| ali'mental | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
aliment
"food," late 15c., from L. alimentum "nourishment, food," from alere "to nourish" (see alimentary).
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Medical Dictionary
aliment al·i·ment (āl'ə-mənt)
n.
Something that nourishes; food.
Something that supports or sustains.
To supply with sustenance, such as food.
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