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Meaning
Noun
●
The food and
beverage
a person or
animal
consumes.
●
In Government & Nutrition:
A
controlled
regimen
of food and
drink
,
as to
gain
or
lose weight
or otherwise influence health.
●
In Nutrition:
Any
habitual
intake
or consumption.
●
A
council
or
assembly
of
leaders
; a
formal
deliberative
assembly
.
●
In Scottish English:
A
session
of exams
●
In Scottish English & Law:
A
criminal
proceeding
in court.
●
In Scottish English:
A
clerical
or
ecclesiastical
function
in Scotland.
●
In Microbiology:
Abbreviation of
direct
interspecies
electron
transfer.
Adj
●
Containing less
fat
,
salt
,
sugar
, or
calories
than
normal
, or
claimed
to have such.
●
In Government:
Having certain
traits
subtracted.
Verb
●
To
regulate
the food of (someone); to
put on
a diet.
●
In Nutrition:
To
modify
one's
food and
beverage
intake
so as to
decrease
or increase
body weight
or influence health.
●
To
eat
; to take
one's
meals.
●
In Government:
To cause to take food; to feed.
Name
●
Alternative letter-case form of
diet
(council or
assembly
of
leaders
; a
formal
deliberative
assembly
).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
diet
English
diete
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
dieta
Latin
dies
Latin
δίαιτα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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Intake
Foods
Eating
Protein
Food
Keto
Carbohydrate
Metabolism
Eat
Carbs
Supplement
Exercise
Calorie
Snack
Workout
Ketogenic
Medication
Nutritional
Supplements
Drink
Overeat
Nutrient
Obesity
Healthy
Sugar
Fat
Breakfast
Fasting
Vegetarian
Body
Meals
Meat
Eating Habits
Weight Loss
Digestive System
Lose Weight
Gain Weight
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Rhymes
Diet
Ryot
Riot
Wyatt
Hyatt
Ariot
Hiatt
Quiet
Striate
Unquiet
Disquiet
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