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nutrition

Syllabification: (nu·tri·tion)
Pronunciation: /n(y)o͞oˈtriSHən/
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Definition of nutrition

noun

  • the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth:a guide to good nutrition
  • food; nourishment:a feeding tube gives her nutrition and water
  • the branch of science that deals with nutrients and nutrition, particularly in humans:she took a short course in nutrition [as modifier]:nutrition experts

Derivatives

nutritional

Pronunciation: /-SHənl/
adjective

nutritionally

Pronunciation: /-SHənl-ē/
adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from late Latin nutritio(n-), from nutrire 'feed, nourish'

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