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semivegetarian

noun
/ˌsɛmiˌvɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/UK/ˌsɛmiˌvɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/US

Etymology

From semi- + vegetarian.

  1. derived from vegetābilis — “able to live and grow”
  2. derived from vegetable
  3. inherited from vegetable
  4. suffixed as vegetarian — “vegetable + -arian”
  5. prefixed as semivegetarian — “semi + vegetarian”

Definitions

  1. One who does not eat certain kinds of flesh (often red meat).

  2. One who does not eat very much flesh.

  3. Being a semivegetarian (in either sense).

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Fit for a semivegetarian to eat

      Fit for a semivegetarian to eat; that is, not containing certain kinds of flesh.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA