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vegan

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ve·gan

[vee-guhn]
noun
a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.

Origin:
1940–45; veg(etari)an

ve·gan·ism, noun

vegan, vegetarian.
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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.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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  • His vegan parents, who fed him mainly soy milk and.
  • Just because one is a vegetarian or vegan does not necessarily mean one is eating properly.
  • Vegetarian and vegan options, tasty microbrews available.
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vegan (ˈviːɡən)
 
n
a person who refrains from using any animal product whatever for food, clothing, or any other purpose

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Word Origin & History

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.
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