cibation

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/sɪˈbeɪʃən//saɪˈbeɪʃən/

noun

The act of consuming food.

OriginLatin cibatio →
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Meanings

nouncibation (countable and uncountable, plural cibations)

plural cibations

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableThe act of consuming food.
  2. countableobsoleteuncountablealchemyThe operation of feeding the contents of the crucible with fresh material.

    fermentation and cibation

    1610 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Alchemist, London: […] Thomas Snodham, for Walter Burre, and are to be sold by Iohn Stepneth, […], published 1612, →OCLC, Act I, scene i

Origin

  1. Latincibatio
  2. Englishcibation

From Latin cibatio, from cibare (“to feed”).

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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