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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nutritio.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) enPR: nyo͞o-trĭʹ-shən, IPA(key): /njuːˈtɹɪ.ʃən/
- (US) enPR: no͞o-trĭʹ-shən, IPA(key): /nuˈtɹɪ.ʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪʃən
Noun[edit]
nutrition (usually uncountable, plural nutritions)
- (biology) The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
- That which nourishes; nutriment.
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Translations[edit]
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Late Latin nūtrītiō, nūtrītiōnem, from Latin nūtriō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nutrition f (plural nutritions)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “nutrition” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua[edit]
Noun[edit]
nutrition (uncountable)
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Middle French
- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Biology
- en:Nutrition
- French terms borrowed from Late Latin
- French terms derived from Late Latin
- French terms derived from Latin
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French countable nouns
- Interlingua lemmas
- Interlingua nouns