Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or process of giving or receiving nourishment.
- noun Support; sustenance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or power of affording nutriment.
- noun The state or process of being nourished; mode of, or condition in regard to, nourishment.
- noun The providing or supplying with the necessaries of life.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal.
- noun State or mode of being nourished.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
feeding , beingfed ; the provision offood and othernecessities .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a source of materials to nourish the body
- noun the act of supplying food and nourishment
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Examples
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In Argentina in the sixties (when it was still a very rich country), university education was free and we students got free alimentation, books, etc.
Earth to Educators: People Hate School, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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A blackbird swooping down to steal a walnut from an alimentation générale.
Nicole Garton: Ingénue Interview: Rosa Rankin-Gee Nicole Garton 2011
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Because of the theft, 20,000 families in the south who have had to withstand the cold will not be able to receive their corresponding alimentation.
Global Voices in English » Peru: Cold Temperatures Continue in Puno 2009
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A blackbird swooping down to steal a walnut from an alimentation générale.
Nicole Garton: Ingénue Interview: Rosa Rankin-Gee Nicole Garton 2011
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A preliminary list of chimpanzees alimentation at Bossou, Guinea.
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire 2008
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Cet atelier vous permettra de vous familiariser avec la préparation de plats crus essentiels et sera l'occasion d'approfondir ensemble les bienfaits d'une alimentation vivante et les solutions pratiques pour mettre en oeuvre cette alimentation au quotidien.
Archive 2009-02-15 2009
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Apprenez à préparer des desserts crus et délicieux en alimentation vivante, en mélangeant le plaisir des sens et le plaisir de rester en santé !
Archive 2009-02-15 2009
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Afin d'ajuster de prévoir le nombre de repas en alimentation vivante, nous vous remercions de nous confirmer votre participation jeudi 19 février au plus tard.
Archive 2009-02-15 2009
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Même si une alimentation saine ne donne pas la part belle aux desserts, il est fondamental de conserver une dimension de plaisir dans notre assiette : nous découvrirons ensemble comment créer tartes, gateaux, crèmes, glaces, etc pour régaler occasionnellement nos papilles tout en respectant les règles de l'alimentation vivante !
Archive 2009-02-15 2009
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Elle est éducatrice en alimentation vivante et en cru-sine
Archive 2009-02-15 2009
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