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    aliment
    /ˈalɪm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. food; nourishment. archaic
    • 2. maintenance; alimony.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › alimentAliment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Although "aliment" is uncommon in today's English, you may recognize it in the somewhat technical term "alimentary canal"-the name for the long tube in the body through which food passes after it is eaten.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishALIMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ U ] uk / ˈæl.ɪ.mənt / us / ˈæl.ɪ.mənt / Add to word list. law Scottish English specialized. → alimony. old use. food. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Costs & expenses. admission charge. all in. at cost. at someone's expense. at the cost of something/doing something. bank charges. overrun. palimony. price point. pricing. punchy.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › alimentAliment - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. a source of materials to nourish the body. synonyms: alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals. see more. verb. give nourishment to. synonyms: nourish, nutrify. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Aliment." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/aliment.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › alimentALIMENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Aliment definition: that which nourishes; nutriment; food.. See examples of ALIMENT used in a sentence.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › alimentAliment - definition of aliment by The Free Dictionary

    Noun. 1. aliment - a source of materials to nourish the body. alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition. food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue. milk - produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young.

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › alimentAliment Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Means of support; necessity. Webster's New World. Something that nourishes; food. American Heritage Medicine. Something that supports or sustains. American Heritage Medicine. (now rare) Food. Wiktionary. More Noun Definitions (2) Synonyms: victuals. alimentation. nourishment. nutriment. nutrition. sustenance. pabulum. food. pap. bread. grub.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryALIMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Aliment: dry diet; avoid much bread, as well as salted or twice cooked meats, rich sauces, etc. From Project Gutenberg The spirit of liberty does not easily die, where there is aliment to keep it alive.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishALIMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    aliment in British English. noun (ˈælɪmənt ) 1. something that nourishes or sustains the body or mind. 2. Scots law another term for alimony. verb (ˈælɪˌmɛnt ) 3. (transitive) obsolete. to support or sustain.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › aliment_naliment, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the noun aliment mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun aliment. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. aliment has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. economics and commerce (mid 1500s) Scottish law (mid 1500s) See meaning & use. How common is the noun aliment?

  11. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk › definition › englishaliment - definition of aliment in English from the Oxford ...

    food; nourishment: . Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.