alimentation

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noun

Alimony.

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nutrimentnourishmentnutritionsustenancealimentvictualsfeeding
OriginFrench alimentation →
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Meanings

nounalimentation (countable and uncountable, plural alimentations)

plural alimentations

  1. countableuncountablelawAlimony.
  2. countableuncountablebiologyNourishment, as a process or as a substance.
  3. countableuncountableA French delicatessen.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna source of materials to nourish the body

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nutrimentnourishmentnutritionsustenancealimentvictuals
Broader
foodnutrient

nounthe act of supplying food and nourishment

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feeding
Broader
provisionsupplysupplying
Also see
alimentfeedingnourishmentnutrimentnutritionsustenance

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchaliment
  2. Frenchalimenter
  3. Frenchalimentation
  4. Englishalimentation

Borrowed from French alimentation.

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Cite this entry
APA

alimentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alimentation

MLA

“alimentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alimentation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alimentation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alimentation.

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