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- [vee-guh n, vey-]
- /ˈvi gən, ˈveɪ-/
- /ˈviː.ɡən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vee-guh n, vey-]
- /ˈvi gən, ˈveɪ-/
Definitions of vegan word
- noun vegan a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet. 1
- noun vegan a person who does not use any animal products, as leather or wool. 1
- adjective vegan of or relating to vegans or their practices: vegan shoes made of synthetic leather. 1
- noun vegan person: eats no animal products 1
- noun vegan person: uses no animal products 1
- adjective vegan eating no animal products 1
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Origin of vegan
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
1940-45; veg(etari)an
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Vegan
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vegan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
vegan usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vegan
adj vegan
- fruitarian — a person whose diet consists chiefly of fruit.
- herbivore — a herbivorous animal.
- herbivorous — feeding on plants.
- vegetarian — a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc.
noun vegan
- lactovegetarian — Also called lactarian. a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products.
adjective vegan
- macrobiotic — of or relating to macrobiotics or its dietary practices.
- wholefood — food with little or no refining or processing and containing no artificial additives or preservatives; natural or organic food.
Antonyms for vegan
noun vegan
- omnivore — someone or something that is omnivorous.
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