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pabulum

Pronunciation: /ˈpabjʊləm/
(also pablum)
Definition of pabulum

noun

[mass noun] literary
  • bland or insipid intellectual matter, entertainment, etc..

Origin:

mid 17th century (in the sense 'food'): from Latin, from the stem of pascere 'to feed'

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