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adj
Pertaining to a prescribed diet; (generally), relating to what a person or animal eats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Comprising a food source.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A regulated diet that excludes or constrains certain types of food, especially for health reasons; also, a book or similar setting out such regulations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A prescribed meal plan setting out how the inhabitants of an institution (such as a prison, hospital etc.) should be fed, and on what foods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
of or relating to the diet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: dietetic, dietetical
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noun
a regulated daily food allowance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fare
History
From Medieval Latin diētārium (“book prescribing diet”), from Latin diaeta (“diet”).
Across languages
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
