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diet

1 diet /ˈdajət/ noun
plural diets
1 diet
/ˈdajət/
noun
plural diets
Britannica Dictionary definition of DIET
: the food that a person or animal usually eats
[count]
often + of
[noncount]
: the kind and amount of food that a person eats for a certain reason (such as to improve health or to lose weight)
[noncount]
[count]
[singular] : something that is provided or experienced repeatedly + of
2 diet /ˈdajət/ verb
diets; dieted; dieting
2 diet
/ˈdajət/
verb
diets; dieted; dieting
Britannica Dictionary definition of DIET
[no object]
: to eat less food or to eat only particular kinds of food in order to lose weight : to be on a diet
3 diet /ˈdajət/ adjective
3 diet
/ˈdajət/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of DIET
always used before a noun
: having a smaller number of calories than usual