adjective
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denoting or relating to diet or the regulation of food intake
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prepared for special dietary requirements
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of dietetic
1535–45; < Latin diaeteticus < Greek diatētikós, equivalent to diatē-, variant stem of diaitân to treat, regulate (derivative of díaita diet 1 ) + -tikos -tic
Example Sentences
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“Recipes From the American South” presents food that has not been modified to assuage present-day dietetic anxieties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
There is plenty to think about during the holy month of Ramadan, dietetic and otherwise.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2022
This is the kind of role that Brady, a man who adheres to a quasi-religious dietetic belief system, wisely avoids.
From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2021
“Add a little bit of onion to it. Some hoisin. Put a little cucumber on that duck skin — turn it into a dietetic delight!”
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2014
For seven years I had used my dietetic scheme.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
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