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nourishment

[nur-ish-muhnt, nuhr-]

nour·ish·ment

[nur-ish-muhnt, nuhr-]
noun
1.
something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
2.
the act of nourishing.
3.
the state of being nourished.
4.
a process, system, method, etc., of providing or administering nourishment: a treatise on the nourishment of international trade.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English norysshement < Middle French norissement. See nourish, -ment

non·nour·ish·ment, noun
o·ver·nour·ish·ment, noun
re·nour·ish·ment, noun
self-nour·ish·ment, noun
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nourishment (ˈnʌrɪʃmənt)
 
n
1.  the act or state of nourishing
2.  a substance that nourishes; food; nutriment

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nourishment nour·ish·ment (nûr'ĭsh-mənt, nŭr'-)
n.
Something that nourishes; food.

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