vegetarian
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ɪˈtɛər noun
1.
a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to vegetarianism or vegetarians.
3.
devoted to or advocating this practice.
4.
consisting solely of vegetables: vegetarian vegetable soup.
Related forms
non·veg·e·tar·i·an, adjective, noun
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person who advocates or practises vegetarianism |
| —adj | |
| 2. | relating to, advocating, or practising vegetarianism |
| 3. | cookery strictly, consisting of vegetables and fruit only, but usually including milk, cheese, eggs, etc |
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Medical Dictionary
vegetarian veg·e·tar·i·an (věj'ĭ-târ'ē-ən)
n.
One who practices vegetarianism. adj.
Of or relating to vegetarianism or vegetarians.
Consisting primarily or wholly of vegetables and vegetable products.
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Example sentences
Stop eating is not a solution, becoming a vegetarian maybe.
The menu is not huge, but it has a decent range of items and offers some vegetarian and some meat options.
It is unlikely that these facts are compatible with humans ever having been vegetarian, let alone vegan.
Plus, a bean-based vegetarian chili has considerably fewer calories and less saturated fat than chili made with meat.
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