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noun a source of materials to nourish the body
noun the act of supplying food and nourishment
originEtymology tree French aliment Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French alimenter Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French alimentationbor. English alimentation Borrowed from French alimentation.
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