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noun
The process of chewing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The process of crushing as though chewed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chew, chewing, manduction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change of state
Narrower terms: chomping, mumbling, gumming, rumination
History
From Late Latin masticātiō, equivalent to masticate + -ion.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
