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aliment
al·i·ment [ álləmənt ] (plural al·i·ments)


noun  (plural al·i·ments) 
Definition:
 
something that sustains: something that feeds, sustains, or supports something else ( formal )

[15th century. Via French< Latin alimentum< alere "nourish"]

al·i·ment transitive verb
al·i·men·tal [ àllə mént'l ] adjective
al·i·men·tal·ly adverb
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