Diet
/หdaษชษt/
The meaning and definition of Diet, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
adjective
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Having certain traits subtracted.
โYou folks reduce it to the bible only as being authoritative, impoverishing the faith. "Christianity Lite", diet Christianity for those who can't handle the Whole Meal.โ
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(of a food or beverage) Containing less fat, salt, sugar, or calories than normal, or claimed to have such.
โdiet sodaโ
noun
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The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
โThe diet of the Giant Panda consists mainly of bamboo.โ
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(by extension) Any habitual intake or consumption.
โHe's been reading a steady diet of nonfiction for the last several years.โ
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Synonyms
lite
Origin
From Old French diete, from Latin dieta.
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