pabulum
something that nourishes an animal or vegetable organism; food; nutriment.
material for intellectual nourishment.
Origin of pabulum
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How to use pabulum in a sentence
Such unromantic literature as Acts of Parliament had not, it may be supposed, up to this, formed part of my mental pabulum.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowI know, speaking for myself, I feel much better after perusing a column that might have supplied the pabulum of a sermon.
Meanwhile, the daily papers furnished pabulum for the general curiosity and kept the interest as to the outcome on the increase.
Flamsted quarries | Mary E. WallerThe operatic pabulum in England consisted of the works of Balfe and Wallace.
Masters of French Music | Arthur HerveyHas he no desire to furnish a nourishing pabulum and a healthful inspiration to the mind of his country?
British Dictionary definitions for pabulum
/ (ˈpæbjʊləm) /
food
food for thought, esp when bland or dull
Origin of pabulum
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