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Meal

/miːl/

Meal is a noun with 2 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).
    “Breakfast is the morning meal, lunch is the noon meal, and dinner, or supper, is the evening meal.”
  2. Food served or eaten as a repast.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Origin

From Middle English mele, from Old English melu.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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