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vegetarian definition

veg·etar·ian (vej′ə ter′ē ən)

noun

a person who eats no meat, and sometimes no animal products (as milk or eggs); esp., one who advocates a diet of only vegetables, fruits, grains, and nuts as the proper one for all people for reasons of health or because of principles opposing the killing of animals

Etymology: veget(able) + -arian

adjective

  1. of vegetarians or vegetarianism
  2. consisting only of vegetables, fruits, etc.

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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