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pabulum
[ pab-yuh-luhm ]
/ ˈpæb yə ləm /
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noun
something that nourishes an animal or vegetable organism; food; nutriment.
material for intellectual nourishment.
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Origin of pabulum
1670–80; <Latin pābulum food, nourishment, equivalent to pā(scere) to feed (akin to food) + -bulum noun suffix of instrument
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British Dictionary definitions for pabulum
pabulum
/ (ˈpæbjʊləm) /
noun rare
food
food for thought, esp when bland or dull
Word Origin for pabulum
C17: from Latin, from pascere to feed
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