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English Dictionary: aliment	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for aliment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aliment n a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals] v give nourishment to Synonym(s): nutrify, aliment, nourish
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aliment \Al"i*ment\, n. [L. alimentum, fr. alere to nourish; akin to Goth. alan to grow, Icel. ala to nourish: cf. F. aliment. See {Old}.] 1. That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: sustenance; means of support. Aliments of their sloth and weakness. --Bacon. 2. An allowance for maintenance. [Scot.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aliment \Al"i*ment\, v. t. 1. To nourish; to support. 2. To provide for the maintenance of. [Scot.]