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The definition of a meal is a specific or designated time or occasion at which you eat food, or is the food that is consumed.

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

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

Origin: ME mele < OE mæl, a measure, fixed time, meal, akin to Ger mal, time, mahl, meal < IE base *mē-, to measure

noun

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

Origin: ME mele < OE melu, akin to Ger mehl < IE base *mel-, to grind, soft > mill

by a (specified) amount done or used at one time: obs. except in inchmeal, piecemeal

Origin: ME -mele < OE -mælum < mæl, measure, time (see meal) + adv. dat. -um

See meal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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

Origin:

Origin: Middle English mele

Origin: , from Old English melu; see melə- in Indo-European roots

noun

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

Origin:

Origin: Middle English mele

Origin: , from Old English mǣl; see mē-² in Indo-European roots

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