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meal1 definition

meal (mēl)

noun

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

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

meal2 definition

meal (mēl)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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