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meal

noun US /miːl/

the food served and eaten at one time

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Rank 1,947 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,238 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.

What it means

noun

  1. the food served and eaten at one time also: repast
  2. any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times
  3. coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

meal in real books

Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.

  • Very soon afterwards, the family all sat down to their mid-day meal.

    Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1

  • At Ion the family were gathering about the table to partake of their morning meal.

    Christmas with Grandma Elsie · Martha Finley · Chapter 1

  • His house was for him but a mere hotel, where he slept, and took his evening meal.

    Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1

  • The witch stood at her door and received him kindly, and set a good meal before him.

    The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1

  • To pleasure his dainty whim; And the mouldering dust that years have made Is a merry meal for him.

    Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1

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