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Entry Word:: meal
Function:: noun

Text: food eaten or prepared for eating at one time<all she wants to do is sit quietly after the large Thanksgiving meal>Synonymschow, feed, mess, repast, tableRelated Wordsboard; breakfast, buffet, dinner, lunch, luncheon, refreshments, smorgasbord, snack, supper, tea; bite, gulp, morsel, serving, taste; banquet, feast, spread; bake, barbecue, clambake, cookout, fry, luau, picnic, potluck, roast

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