meal
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /miːl/
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- Rhymes: -iːl
[edit] Etymology 1
Old English mǣl, from Germanic *mēlo-, from Indo-European *mē- ‘to measure’. Cognate with Dutch maal, German Mal ‘time’, Mahl ‘meal’, Swedish mål; and (from Indo-European) with Greek μέτρον, Latin mensus, Russian мера, Lithuanian mẽtas.
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meal (plural meals)
- Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time (e.g. breakfast = morning meal, lunch = noon meal, etc).
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- See also Wikisaurus:meal
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food that is prepared and eaten
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[edit] Etymology 2
Old English melu.
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meal (uncountable)
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coarse-ground edible part of various grains
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meal
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meal (present participle mealadh or mealtainn)
- to enjoy