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meal1 noun 1 an occasion on which food is eaten, eg lunch, supper, dinner, etc. 2 an amount of food eaten on one such occasion. make a meal of something 1 colloq to exaggerate the importance of it, or make it seem more complicated than it really is, eg by taking an unnecessary amount of time or trouble over it. 2 to eat it as a meal.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon mæl, meaning 'a measure' or 'a portion of time'.
meal2 noun, often in compounds 1 the edible parts of any grain, usually excluding wheat, ground to a coarse powder • oatmeal. 2 any other food substance in ground form • bone meal.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon melo.
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