Nutrition is nourishment or energy that is obtained from food consumed or the process of consuming the proper amount of nourishment and energy.
(noun)See nutrition in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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Origin: MFr < L nutritio, nutricio < nutrix, nurse
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Origin: Middle English nutricion
Origin: , from Old French nutrition
Origin: , from Late Latin nūtrītiō, nūtrītiōn-
Origin: , from Latin nūtrītus
Origin: , past participle of nūtrīre, to suckle; see (s)nāu- in Indo-European roots
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