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   Nutriment (?), n. [L. nutrimentum, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish.]
   
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   1. That which nourishes; a nutrient; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment.
   
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   The stomach returns what it has received, in strength and nutriment diffused into all parts of the body. South.
   
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   2. That which promotes development or growth.
   
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   Is not virtue in mankind
   
   The nutriment that feeds the mind? Swift.
   
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