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Meaning of alimentum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[a.lɪˈmɛn.tũː]

Definitions

  1. food, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, provisions
    declension-2, neuter
  2. obligation to one's parents
    declension-2, neuter

Equivalents

English food

Examples

“prīma Cerēs homine ad meliōra alimenta vocātō”

Having called man to better nourishment, Ceres first exchanged acorns with more useful food. (See Ceres (mythology).)

“neque enim hac nos patria lege genuit aut educavit, ut nulla quasi alimenta exspectaret a nobis”

Neither did this country give birth to or educate us, only to expect no sustenance in return.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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