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Definition of cereal

cereal

/ˈsɪr.i.əl/
ce · re · al
Plural:cereals
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Adjective:cereal
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cereal Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A breakfast food made from roasted grain, typically eaten cold with milk.

Example

"She poured a bowl of sugary cereal and added fresh strawberries before heading to school."

2

A grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain, such as wheat, oats, or corn.

Example

"The local farmers dedicated hundreds of acres to growing winter cereals."

Synonyms
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Word Nuance & Usage

Cereal is frequently confused with its homophone 'serial', which refers to something occurring in a sequence or published in successive installments.

• Rhymes for cereal

• Nearby Words

cerastium
ceratopsian
ceratostigma
cereal
cerebellocortex
ceriman
cerviciplex

Word Origin & Etymology

From Latin 'cerealis', meaning 'of Ceres' (the Roman goddess of agriculture), which subsequently came to mean 'pertaining to grain'.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Cereal. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/cereal
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