vegetarianism

vegetarianism
The practice as to diet of a vegetarian.

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veg·e·tar·i·an·ism -ē-ə-.niz-əm n the theory or practice of living on a vegetarian diet

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veg·e·tar·i·an·ism (vej″ə-tarґe-ən-iz″əm) restriction of the diet to disallow some or all foods of animal origin, consuming mainly or wholly foods of plant origin. See also lactovegetarianism, ovolactovegetarianism, ovovegetarianism, and veganism.

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