alimentation

American  

[al-uh-men-tey-shuhn] / ˌæl ə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. nourishment; nutrition.

2. means of upkeep or subsistence; maintenance; support.

3. addition to the volume of a glacial mass, chiefly by the accumulation of ice, snow, or névé.

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alimentation British  

/ ˌælɪmɛnˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. nourishment

2. sustenance; support

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• alimentative
  adjective
• superalimentation
  noun

Etymology

Origin of alimentation

First recorded in 1580–90; from Medieval Latin alimentātiōn- (stem of alimentātiō ); see aliment, -ation