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dietary
[ dahy-i-ter-ee ]
/ ˈdaɪ ɪˌtɛr i /
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adjective
of or relating to diet: a dietary cure.
noun, plural di·e·tar·ies.
a regulated allowance of food.
Obsolete. a system or course of diet.
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di·e·tar·i·ly, adverbpre·di·e·tar·y, adjectiveWords nearby dietary
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British Dictionary definitions for dietary
dietary
/ (ˈdaɪətərɪ, -trɪ) /
adjective
of or relating to a diet
noun plural -taries
a regulated diet
a system of dieting
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