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English

Noun

nourishment

the act of nourishing or the state of being nourished
something that nourishes; food

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Nourishment \Nour"ish*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. norrissement.]
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1. The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished;
nutrition.
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2. That which serves to nourish; nutriment; food.
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Learn to seek the nourishment of their souls.
--Hooker.
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WordNet nourishment
n 1: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: nutriment,
nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals]
2: the act of nourishing; "her nourishment of the orphans saved
many lives"

Moby Dictionary
TLC , aliment , alimentation , bread , care , daily bread ,
economic support , endowment , food , food chain , keep , livelihood ,
living , maintenance , manna , meat , mothering , nurture , nutriment ,
nutrition , nutriture , pabulum , pap , price support , provision ,
refection , refreshment , subsidization , subsidy , subsistence ,
subvention , support , sustainment , sustenance , sustentation ,
tender loving care , upkeep , victuals