veg|e|tar|i|an

veg|e|tar|i|an
veg|e|tar|i|an «VEHJ uh TAIR ee uhn», noun, adjective.
–n.
a person who eats only vegetable foods and refrains from eating meat, fish, or some other animal products, especially one who does so on the basis of principle: »

Most vegetarians exclude meat from their diet, but eat butter, cheese, eggs, and milk (Willard J. Jacobson).

–adj.
1. eating vegetables but no meat.
2. devoted to or advocating vegetarianism.
3. living on vegetables: »

For the prospective breeder, chinchillas have many advantages; they are very friendly, odourless, and entirely vegetarian (New Scientist).

4. containing no meat: »

a vegetarian diet.

5. serving no meat: »

a vegetarian restaurant.

╂[< veget(able) + -arian, as in agrarian, trinitarian]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • veg|e|tar|i|an|ism — «VEHJ uh TAIR ee uh NIHZ uhm», noun. the practice of eating only vegetables and refraining from eating meat, fish, or other animal products: »Vegetarianism is a basic tenet of Hinduism which influences health (Carl E. Taylor) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • lac|to|veg|e|tar|i|an — «LAK toh VEHJ uh TAIR ee uhn», adjective. consisting of a diet of milk and vegetables …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tar — ac·e·tar·i·ous; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; acu·ti·plan·tar; al·mu·can·tar; al·pha·be·tar·i·an; al·tar; al·tar·age; al·tar·ist; an·i·mal·i·tar·i·an·ism; an·tiq·ui·tar·i·an; ar·ma·men·tar·i·um; as·tar·te; at·tar; au·tar·chic;… …   English syllables

  • vegetarian — veg·e·tar·i·an …   English syllables

  • vegetarian — veg|e|tar|i|an1 [ ,vedʒə teriən ] noun count someone who chooses not to eat meat or fish vegetarian veg|e|tar|i|an 2 [ ,vedʒə teriən ] adjective relating to or intended for vegetarians: a vegetarian diet/cookbook/restaurant …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • vegetarian — veg|e|tar|i|an [ˌvedʒıˈteəriən US ˈter ] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: vegetable + arian] someone who does not eat meat or fish →↑vegan ▪ Our youngest daughter is a vegetarian. ▪ dishes suitable for vegetarians ▪ I m thinking about becoming a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • vegetarianism — veg|e|tar|i|an|is|m [ˌvedʒıˈteəriənızəm US ˈter ] n [U] the practice of not eating meat or fish …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • vegetarianism — veg|e|tar|i|an|ism [ ,vedʒə teriə,nızəm ] noun uncount the practice of being a vegetarian …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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