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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vegan (ˈviːɡən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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Example sentences
Curry leaves make this vegan curry intensely aromatic.
Supposedly it's all part of the great vegan conspiracy.
Also becoming a vegetarian or vegan can help reduce the amount of greenhouse
  gases being put into the air.
Course there's the option of going vegan, the diet found to have the lowest
  exposure to dioxins.
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