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The Difference Between Vegetarian, Vegan, and Other Diets
The word vegetarian sprouted up in 1839. Fruitarian ("a person who lives on fruit") ripened by 1893. In 1944, vegetarians who consume no animal or dairy products began calling themselves vegans. Then, in 1993, those who eat fish but no other meat chose pesce, the Italian word for "fish," to create the designation pescatarian. In that same year, meatatarian was served up as a word for those whose diet largely includes meat; that word is rare, however, and is usually used in informal and humorous ways, making it the type of fare not included in our dictionaries. Another fairly recent dietary word is flexitarian, a person who follows a mostly vegetarian diet but occasionally eats meat or fish.
Examples of vegan in a Sentence
Florence Ion / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Image: Motorola The Edge 50 Fusion comes in a seemingly T-Mobile-ready hot pink vegan suede, while the Edge 50 Pro comes in black and lavender vegan leather options.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 16 Apr. 2024
These pumps feature a 1.5-inch kitten heel and are made with soft vegan leather.
—Lauren Fischer, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Our evening at the Jungle Bubble Lodge included a multi-course Italian dinner on the terrace, all expertly executed to accommodate my family’s vegan diet.
—Tanvi Chheda, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
Feed them a vegan diet, milk (yes, really), or these other toxic foods.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
For a vegan diet, these mushrooms can be a good source of vitamin D, depending on how they are grown.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
Other offerings for the day: panel discussions talking about vegan business ownership, vegan recipes and impact of animal rescues.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
Flora Plant Kitchen will also offer juices, smoothies and vegan cocktails as well as wine, local beer and special concoctions like the golden turmeric latte with turmeric root, dates, cardamom, ashwagandha (evergreen shrub), vanilla bean and black pepper.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Vegan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegan. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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