alimentation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
alimentation
    n 1: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn:
         {nutriment}, {nourishment}, {nutrition}, {sustenance},
         {aliment}, {alimentation}, {victuals}]
    2: the act of supplying food and nourishment [syn: {feeding},
       {alimentation}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Alimentation \Al`i*men*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. alimentation, LL.
   alimentatio.]
   1. The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of
      the alimentary canal.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. State or mode of being nourished. --Bacon.
      [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "alimentation":
      aliment, alimony, bread, bread and butter, food chain, keep,
      livelihood, maintenance, nourishment, nurture, nutriment,
      nutrition, nutriture, pabulum, pap, refection, refreshment,
      subsistence, support, sustenance
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