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nounDefinition of DIET
1
: a formal deliberative assembly of princes or estates
2
: any of various national or provincial legislatures
Origin of DIET
Middle English diete day's journey, day set for a meeting, from Medieval Latin dieta, literally, daily regimen, diet (taken as a derivative of Latin dies day), from Latin diaeta
First Known Use: 1565
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