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alimentation

[al-uh-men-tay-shuhn] / ˌæl ə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən /


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Life was only a matter of intake and alimentation and reproduction.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

The mode of administration will be specially referred to under the head of alimentation.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

He has never seen death result from the abstinence, for as soon as the condition becomes decidedly unpleasant the patient resumes gradually her normal alimentation.

From Fasting Girls Their Physiology and Pathology by William Alexander Hammond

Very nutritive and very digestible food should be chosen for a singer, and a mixed alimentation should be employed.

From The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation by Frank E. Miller

In the alimentation of armies scientific principles must not be disregarded.

From Martyria or Andersonville Prison by Augustus C. Hamlin




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