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meals

/miːlz/

[/miːlz/]

plural of meal

Beginnernoun

Definition

Meals is the plural of meal, the times when you eat, such as breakfast or dinner, or the food eaten then.

Example

We eat three meals a day.

We eat three meals a day.

Etymology

From Old English 'mǣl'; the plural adds '-s'.

How & Where It’s Used

Common in talk about food.

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