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nutrition

Pronunciation: /njʊˈtrɪʃ(ə)n/

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Definition of nutrition

noun

[mass noun]
  • the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth:a guide to good nutrition
  • food or nourishment:a feeding tube gives her nutrition and water
  • the branch of science that deals with nutrients and nutrition, particularly in humans.

Derivatives

nutritional

adjective

nutritionally

adverb

Origin:

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

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