Friday, May 8, 2009


Word of the Day for Friday May 8, 2009
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aliment \AL-uh-muhnt\, noun:
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1. Something that nourishes or feeds; nutriment.
2. Something that sustains a state of mind or body; sustenance.
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transitive verb:
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1. To give nourishment to; to nourish or sustain.
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The B.O. believes that votes are to power as air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly expires; so he will keep his socialist fire burning by throwing all of our liberties onto his bonfire of socialist tyranny!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Aliment is derived from Latin alimentum, from alere, "to nourish." It is related to alimony.

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