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pabulum

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pab⋅u⋅lum

  [pab-yuh-luhm]
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–noun
1. something that nourishes an animal or vegetable organism; food; nutriment.
2. material for intellectual nourishment.
3. pablum.
Origin:
1670–80; < L pābulum food, nourishment, equiv. to pā(scere) to feed (akin to food ) + -bulum n. suffix of instrument
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pab·u·lum   (pāb'yə-ləm)   
n.  

  1. A substance that gives nourishment; food.

  2. Insipid intellectual nourishment: "TV . . . gobbled up comedy material and spat it out as pabulum" (Richard Corliss).


[Latin pābulum; see pā- in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, by confusion with pablum.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pab·u·lum
Pronunciation: 'pab-y&-l&m
Function: noun
: FOOD; especially : a suspension or solution of nutrients in a state suitable for absorption
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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