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English noun: meal | |||
| 1. | meal (food) the food served and eaten at one time | ||
| Synonyms | repast | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | afternoon tea, banquet, bite, breakfast, brunch, buffet, collation, dejeuner, dinner, feast, lunch, luncheon, mess, nosh-up, picnic, ploughman's lunch, potluck, refection, snack, spread, square meal, supper, tea, teatime, tiffin | ||
| Part holonym | course, dish, entremets, helping, portion, sandwich, serving, side dish, side order | ||
| 2. | meal (time) any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | occasion | ||
| 3. | meal (food) coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | food product, foodstuff | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cornmeal, farina, Indian meal, kibble, matzah meal, matzo meal, matzoh meal, oatmeal, pea flour, pinole, rolled oats | ||
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