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alimentary

al·i·men·ta·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [al-uh-men-tuh-ree]
    • /ˌæl əˈmɛn tə ri/
    • /ælɪˈmentərɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [al-uh-men-tuh-ree]
    • /ˌæl əˈmɛn tə ri/

Definitions of alimentary word

  • adjective alimentary connected with food or nutrition 5
  • adjective alimentary nourishing 5
  • adjective alimentary providing sustenance or nourishment 4
  • adjective alimentary free from the claims of creditors 4
  • adjective alimentary furnishing support or sustenance 4
  • adjective alimentary of or relating to nutrition 3
See all 14 definitions of alimentary

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Origin of alimentary

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
From the Latin word alimentārius, dating back to 1605-15. See aliment, -ary

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Parts of speech for Alimentary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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alimentary popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for alimentary

adj alimentary

  • comestible — food
  • digestible — capable of being digested; readily digested.
  • nourishing — promoting or sustaining life, growth, or strength: a nourishing diet.
  • nutrient — nourishing; providing nourishment or nutriment.
  • nutritious — providing nourishment, especially to a high degree; nourishing; healthful: a good, nutritious meal.

adjective alimentary

  • digestive — serving for or pertaining to digestion; having the function of digesting food: the digestive tract.
All 13 Synonyms of alimentary

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Related words

  • foregut

    Zoology. the first portion of the vertebrate alimentary canal, extending from the pharynx and esophagus to the end of the stomach or gizzard and, in some animals, the anterior duodenum, functioning in the ingestion, temporary storage, and partial digestion of food. the first portion of the alimentary canal in arthropods and annelids, composed of ectodermal, chitin-lined tissue and usually comprising the pharynx, esophagus, crop, and gizzard.

  • hindgut

    Zoology. the last portion of the vertebrate alimentary canal, between the cecum and the anus, involved mainly with water resorption and with the storage and elimination of food residue; the large intestine. the posterior colon of arthropods, composed of ectodermal, chitin-lined tissue.

  • midgut

    Zoology. the middle portion of the vertebrate alimentary canal, posterior to the stomach or gizzard and extending to the cecum, functioning in the digestion and absorption of food; the small intestine. the anterior portion of the arthropod colon, composed of endodermal tissue.

  • stomach

    Anatomy, Zoology. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts. any one of these sections.

  • tapeworm

    any of various flat or tapelike worms of the class Cestoidea, lacking an alimentary canal, and parasitic when adult in the alimentary canal of humans and other vertebrates: the larval and adult stages are usually in different hosts.

  • acoelous

    not having a true digestive tract
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