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   diet

   /ˈdʌɪət/

   noun

   • 1. the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats: "a vegetarian diet" Similar selection of foodfood and drinkfoodfoodstuffsprovisionsediblesfaremenutablemealsnourishmentnutrimentsustenanceinformal:grubnosheatschowscoffformal:comestiblesprovenderarchaic:alimentvictualsvittlesviandscommons
   • ▪ the activities, pastimes, etc. in which a person or group habitually engages: "screen violence is becoming the staple diet of the video generation"
   • 2. a special course of food to which a person restricts themselves, either to lose weight or for medical reasons: "I'm going on a diet" Similar dietary regimedietary regimendietary programmerestricted dietcrash dietfastperiod of fastingabstinenceOpposite binge
   • ▪ (of food or drink) with reduced fat or sugar content: "diet soft drinks"

   verb

   • 1. restrict oneself to small amounts or special kinds of food in order to lose weight: "I began dieting again"
   • ▪ put (a person or animal) on a special diet.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French diete (noun), dieter (verb), via Latin from Greek diaita ‘a way of life’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dieter noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

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