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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun plural Cut raw vegetables, such as carrot sticks and pepper strips, served often with a dip as an appetizer.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, pl. of crudité, rawness, from Old French crudite, from Latin crūditās, indigestion, undigested food, from crūdus, raw; see crude.]

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