diet

Definition

The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.

Etymology

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).

Example Sentences

• "The diet of the giant panda consists mainly of bamboo."
• "It is common policy to order no more diet than will be used within one month."
• "He's been on a diet since he found out that he has coronary atherosclerosis."