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English noun: digestion

1. digestion (process) the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat


Broader (hypernym)chemical action, chemical change, chemical process

2. digestion (process) the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body


Broader (hypernym)biological process, organic process


Narrower (hyponym)gastric digestion

3. digestion (cognition) learning and coming to understand ideas and information


SamplesHis appetite for facts was better than his digestion.


Broader (hypernym)acquisition, learning









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