alimentation

Example Sentences

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Life was only a matter of intake and alimentation and reproduction.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

For this reason many new trees spring up in groups, obtaining their first alimentation from the dissolution of the corpse.

From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by Sanpietro, I. Stone

The refusal, or wilful neglect, of one spouse to furnish alimentation, or support, to the other, in accordance with law.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe

The mammals—from the Latin mamma, a breast—are characterized by the presence of breasts designed for the alimentation of their young.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

Very nutritive and very digestible food should be chosen for a singer, and a mixed alimentation should be employed.

From The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation by Miller, Frank E.