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alimentation

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree French aliment Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French alimenter Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French alimentationbor. English alimentation Borrowed from French alimentation.

  1. Alimony.
  2. Nourishment, as a process or as a substance.
  3. A French delicatessen.