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How to pronounce aliment in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms nourish, nutrify
Type of feed, give
Derivation alimentation, alimentative
Type Words
Synonyms alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals
Type of food, nutrient
Has types delicacy, dish, fast food, finger food, goody, ingesta, kickshaw, kosher, meal, mess, milk, mince, puree, repast, stodge, treat, vitamin, wheat germ, course, dainty
Derivation alimentary

Examples of aliment

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About 30,000 Americans have the aliment called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
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Theodore is questionable with his aliment, while Backstrom was able to dress as the backup on Sunday.
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He has missed the last seven contests due to the aliment.
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Nationwide, honeybees are being killed by mites, assorted viruses and now a mysterious aliment called colony collapse disorder.
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More examples
  • Nutriment: a source of materials to nourish the body
  • Nutrify: give nourishment to
  • (alimentary) of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew"
  • Aliment, in Scots law and in other civil systems, is the sum paid or allowance given in respect of the reciprocal obligation of parents and children, husband and wife, grandparents and grandchildren, to contribute to each other's maintenance. ...
  • (Alimentation) The Human gastrointestinal tract refers to the stomach and intestine, and sometimes to all the structures from the mouth to the anus. (The "digestive system" is a broader term that includes other structures, including the accessory organs of digestion).
  • (Alimenting) Nutrition (also called nourishment or aliment) is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet.
  • (alimentary) of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion; nourishing; nutritious
  • (alimentation) feeding, being fed; the provision of food and other necessities
  • (alimentary) adjective, Latin alimentum = food, e.g., alimentary canal.