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Definition of dietary

dietary

/ˈdaɪ.əˌtɛr.i/
di · e · tar · y
Plural:dietaries
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dietary Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

Of, relating to, or provided by a diet or the kinds of food a person, animal, or community habitually eats.

Example

"Please let the event organizers know in advance if you have any special dietary requirements."

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• noun

1

A regulated system of diet, or a fixed allowance and schedule of food allotted to inmates or residents in an institution such as a hospital, prison, or workhouse.

Example

"Historians examined the nineteenth-century prison dietary to understand the nutritional conditions endured by inmates."

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• Rhymes for dietary

• Nearby Words

diervilla
diesel
diet
dietary
dieter
dietes
dietetic

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dietarius, from Latin diaeta ('prescribed way of life, regimen, diet'), which derives from Ancient Greek diaita ('way of life, mode of living').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Dietary. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/dietary
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