cereal
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
- The word cereal comes from the ancient Goddess of agriculture, Ceres
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈsɪəɹiːəɫ]
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[edit] Noun
cereal (countable and uncountable; plural cereals)
- (countable) A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains.
- (uncountable) The grains of such a grass.
- (uncountable) Breakfast cereal; (countable) a particular type of breakfast cereal.
- (uncountable): Would you like some cereal?
- (countable): Which cereal would you like for breakfast?
[edit] Translations
type of grass
grains of such a grass
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breakfast cereal — see breakfast cereal
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[edit] External links
- Lists of cereals at Wikipedia
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Noun
cereal m. (plural cereales)
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