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dietEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English diet, dyet, diete, from Old French diete, from Medieval Latin dieta (“regimen, regulation; assembly”), from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα (díaita).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗dietEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English diet, dyet, diete, from Old French diete, from Medieval Latin dieta (“regimen, regulation; assembly”), from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα (díaita).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗dietEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
From Middle English dieten, dyeten, diȝeten, from Old French dïeter and Medieval Latin diētāre.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗dietEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
From Middle English diet, dyet, from Old French diete, from Medieval Latin diēta, diaeta (“a public assembly; set day of trial; a day's journey”), from Ancient Greek δῐ́αιτα (dĭ́aita, “way of living, living space; decision, judgement”), influenced by Latin diēs (“day”).
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Chambers (1908)
1908- DietEnglish · e-37683-7651
Diet, dī′et, n. mode of living, with especial reference to food: food prescribed by a physician: allowance of provisions.—v.t. to furnish with food.—v.i. to eat: to take food according to rule.—n. Dietā′rian, one who obs
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Diet, dī′et, n. an assembly of princes and delegates, the chief national council in several countries in Europe: (Scots law) the proceedings under a criminal libel: a clerical or ecclesiastical function in Scotland, a di
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