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cereal

Syllabification: (ce·re·al)
Pronunciation: /ˈsi(ə)rēəl/
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Definition of cereal

noun

  • a grain used for food, such as wheat, oats, or corn.
  • (usually cereals) a grass producing a cereal grain, grown as an agricultural crop: [as modifier]:low yields for cereal crops
  • a breakfast food made from roasted grain, typically eaten with milk:a bowl of cereal [as modifier]:a cereal box

Origin:

early 19th century (as an adjective): from Latin cerealis, from Ceres, the name of the Roman goddess of agriculture

Do not confuse cereal with serial. Cereal means 'a grass producing an edible grain, such as wheat' whereas serial means 'happening in a series' (serial killings).

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