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food

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Main Entry: food Image
Pronunciation: 'füd
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English fode, from Old English fOda; akin to Old High German fuotar food, fodder, Latin panis bread, pascere to feed
1 a : material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy; also : such food together with supplementary substances (as minerals, vitamins, and condiments) b : inorganic substances absorbed by plants in gaseous form or in water solution
2 : nutriment in solid form
3 : something that nourishes, sustains, or supplies <food for thought>
- food�less Image /-l&s/ adjective
- food�less�ness noun 		Image
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