alimentary

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English

Etymology

From aliment (food) +‎ -ary.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌælɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
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Adjective

alimentary (comparative more alimentary, superlative most alimentary)

  1. Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
    • 2014, Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, →ISBN, page 6:
      Like Malthus and Young, could not imagine that humankind would ever be totally freed from the alimentary imperative.
  2. Nourishing; nutritious.

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