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meat

Main Entry:: meat
Pronunciation:: \ˈmēt\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English mete, from Old English; akin to Old High German maz food
Date:: before 12th century

1 a: food; especially : solid food as distinguished from drink b: the edible part of something as distinguished from its covering (as a husk or shell)2: animal tissue considered esp. as food: a: flesh 2b; also : flesh of a mammal as opposed to fowl or fish b: flesh 1a; specifically : flesh of domesticated animals 3archaic : ¹meal 1; especially : dinner4 a: the core of something : heart b: pith 2b <a novel with meat>5: favorite pursuit or interest

— meat·ed

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\ˈmē-təd\ adjective

— meat·less adjective

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