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veg⋅an

[vej-uhn; especially Brit. vee-guhn]
–noun
a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.

Origin:
1940–45; veg(etari)an


veg⋅an⋅ism, noun
veg·an   (vē'gən, věj'ən)   
n.  A vegetarian who eats plant products only, especially one who uses no products derived from animals, as fur or leather.

[Short for vegetarian.]
veg'an·ism n.

vegan 
1944, from vegetable (n.) + -an; coined by Donald Watson to distinguish those who abstain from all animal products (eggs, cheese, etc.) from those who merely refuse to eat the animals.

Main Entry: veg·an
Pronunciation: 'vE-g&n; 'vej-&n, -"an
Function: noun
: a strict vegetarian : one that consumes no animal food ordairy products —veg·an·ism /'vE-g&-"niz-&m, 'vej-&-/ noun
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