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veg⋅e⋅tar⋅i⋅an

  [vej-i-tair-ee-uhn]
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–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.

Origin:
1835–45; veget(able) + -arian
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veg·e·tar·i·an   (věj'ĭ-târ'ē-ən)   
n.  
  1. One who practices vegetarianism.
  2. A herbivore.
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to vegetarianism or vegetarians.
  2. Consisting primarily or wholly of vegetables and vegetable products: a vegetarian diet.

[veget(able) + -arian.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Vegetarian

Veg`e*ta"ri*an\, n. One who holds that vegetables and fruits are the only proper food for man. Strict vegetarians eat no meat, eggs, or milk.

Vegetarian

Veg`e*ta"ri*an\, a. Of or pertaining to vegetarianism; as, a vegetarian diet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : vegetarian
Spanish: vegetariano,
German: der, *die Vegetarier(in), vegetarisch,
Japanese: 菜食主義者(の)
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vegetarian 
1839, irregular formation from vegetable (n.) + -arian, as in agrarian, etc. "The general use of the word appears to have been largely due to the formation of the Vegetarian Society in Ramsgate in 1847."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: 1veg·e·tar·i·an
Pronunciation: "vej-&-'ter-E-&n
Function: noun
: an individual who believes in orpractices vegetarianism

Main Entry: 2vegetarian
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to vegetarians
2 : consisting wholly of vegetables, fruits, andsometimes eggs or dairy products vegetarian diet>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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vegetarian veg·e·tar·i·an (věj'ĭ-târ'ē-ən)
n.
One who practices vegetarianism. adj.

  1. Of or relating to vegetarianism or vegetarians.
  2. Consisting primarily or wholly of vegetables and vegetable products.

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