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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
nour·ish·ment       [nur-ish-muhnt, nuhr-] Pronunciation Key
–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 ME norysshement < MF norissement. See nourish, -ment]
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nour·ish·ment       (nûr'ĭsh-mənt, nŭr'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. The act of nourishing.
    2. The state of being nourished.
  1. Something that nourishes; food.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
nourishment

noun
1. a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: nutriment
2. the act of nourishing; "her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives" 

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Nourishment

Nour"ish*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. norrissement.]

1. The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition.

2. That which serves to nourish; nutriment; food.

Learn to seek the nourishment of their souls. --Hooker.

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