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| meal [ meel ] (plural meals) |
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1. food eaten at one time: a substantial amount of food, often more than one course, that is provided and eaten at one time
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2. time for eating food: any occasion, e.g. breakfast or lunch, when a substantial amount of food is provided and eaten
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| [ Old English mǣl "measure, mealtime" < Germanic] |
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make a meal of something
1. to put more time or effort into something than is usual or necessary
2. to exaggerate the importance, intensity, or severity of something
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