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A meal is a specific or designated time or occasion at which you eat food, or is the food that is consumed. (noun)

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are examples of meals.
Eggs and bacon are an example of a meal.

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See meal in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

any of the times, esp. the customary times, for eating, as breakfast, lunch, or dinner
the food served or eaten at such a time

noun

any edible grain, or the edible part of any grain, coarsely ground and unbolted: cornmeal
any substance similarly ground or powdered

See meal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(mēl)

noun

The edible whole or coarsely ground grains of a cereal grass.
A granular substance produced by grinding.

(mēl)

noun

The food served and eaten in one sitting.
A customary time or occasion of eating food.

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