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viand

vi·and [ v ənd ] (plural vi·ands)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. provisions: a store or collection of food, especially the food that makes up a meal or a feast ( often used in the plural )

2. item of food: an item of food

[14th century. Via French viande "food" (now "meat") < Latin vivenda "things for living" < vivere "to live"]
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