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- [vej-i-tair-ee-uh n]
- /ˌvɛdʒ ɪˈtɛər i ən/
- /ˌvedʒ.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vej-i-tair-ee-uh n]
- /ˌvɛdʒ ɪˈtɛər i ən/
Definitions of vegetarian word
- noun 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. 1
- adjective vegetarian of or relating to vegetarianism or vegetarians. 1
- adjective vegetarian devoted to or advocating this practice. 1
- adjective vegetarian consisting solely of vegetables: vegetarian vegetable soup. 1
- adjective vegetarian Someone who is vegetarian never eats meat or fish. 0
- adjective vegetarian A vegetarian is someone who is vegetarian. 0
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Origin of vegetarian
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; veget(able) + -arian
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Vegetarian
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vegetarian popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
vegetarian usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vegetarian
adj vegetarian
- vegan — a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.
- fruitarian — a person whose diet consists chiefly of fruit.
- herbivorous — feeding on plants.
Antonyms for vegetarian
adj vegetarian
- carnivorous — Carnivorous animals eat meat.
noun vegetarian
- omnivore — someone or something that is omnivorous.
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