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rationed

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: R AE1 SH AH0 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R EY1 SH AH0 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

simple past and past participle of ration

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

distributed equitably in limited individual portions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • got along as best we could on rationed meat and sugar

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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