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diet | Definition of diet in English by Oxford Dictionaries

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1The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.

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selection of food, food and drink, food, foodstuffs, provisions, edibles, fare

screen violence is becoming the staple diet of the video generation

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2A special course of food to which a person restricts themselves, either to lose weight or for medical reasons.

I'm going on a diet

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dietary regime, dietary regimen, dietary programme, restricted diet, crash diet

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1Restrict oneself to small amounts or special kinds of food in order to lose weight.

I began dieting again

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follow a diet, be on a diet, eat sparingly, eat selectively, abstain, fast

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Middle English: from Old French diete (noun), dieter (verb), via Latin from Greek diaita a way of life.

1A legislative assembly in certain countries.

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legislative assembly, legislature, parliament, congress, senate, synod, council

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Late Middle English: from medieval Latin dieta day's work, wages, etc., also meeting of councillors.

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