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Definition of Food

Food

  1. What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an animal or a plant; nutriment; aliment; especially, what is eaten by animals for nourishment.
  2. Anything that instructs the intellect, excites the feelings, or molds habits of character; that which nourishes.
  3. To supply with food.

Food Quotations

If music be the food of love, play on.
William Shakespeare

When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
Tecumseh

I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water.
Ray Charles

I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.
W. C. Fields

Even when a person has all of life's comforts - good food, good shelter, a companion - he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation.
Dalai Lama
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Food Translations

food in Afrikaans is kos, voedsel
food in Dutch is eten, etenswaar, spijs, gerecht
food in Italian is vivanda, alimento, generi alimentari, alimente
food in Latin is nutrimens, victus
food in Norwegian is mat
food in Portuguese is alimento, comida
food in Spanish is viandas, manutencion, comestibles, alimento, plato

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