Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The act or process of giving or receiving nourishment.
- n. Support; sustenance.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act or power of affording nutriment.
- n. The state or process of being nourished; mode of, or condition in regard to, nourishment.
- n. The providing or supplying with the necessaries of life.
Wiktionary
- n. feeding, being fed; the provision of food and other necessities.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal.
- n. State or mode of being nourished.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a source of materials to nourish the body
- n. the act of supplying food and nourishment
Examples
“Because of the theft, 20,000 families in the south who have had to withstand the cold will not be able to receive their corresponding alimentation.”
Global Voices in English » Peru: Cold Temperatures Continue in Puno
“A blackbird swooping down to steal a walnut from an alimentation générale.”
The Huffington Post: Nicole Garton: Ingénue Interview: Rosa Rankin-Gee
“A blackbird swooping down to steal a walnut from an alimentation générale.”
The Huffington Post: Nicole Garton: Ingénue Interview: Rosa Rankin-Gee
“In Argentina in the sixties (when it was still a very rich country), university education was free and we students got free alimentation, books, etc.”
Earth to Educators: People Hate School, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“A preliminary list of chimpanzees alimentation at Bossou, Guinea.”
“Même si une alimentation saine ne donne pas la part belle aux desserts, il est fondamental de conserver une dimension de plaisir dans notre assiette : nous découvrirons ensemble comment créer tartes, gateaux, crèmes, glaces, etc pour régaler occasionnellement nos papilles tout en respectant les règles de l'alimentation vivante !”
“Elle est éducatrice en alimentation vivante et en cru-sine”
“Cet atelier vous permettra de vous familiariser avec la préparation de plats crus essentiels et sera l'occasion d'approfondir ensemble les bienfaits d'une alimentation vivante et les solutions pratiques pour mettre en oeuvre cette alimentation au quotidien.”
“Apprenez à préparer des desserts crus et délicieux en alimentation vivante, en mélangeant le plaisir des sens et le plaisir de rester en santé !”
“Afin d'ajuster de prévoir le nombre de repas en alimentation vivante, nous vous remercions de nous confirmer votre participation jeudi 19 février au plus tard.”
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