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diet

/ˈdaɪət/ adjective C2
  1. Containing less fat, salt, sugar, or calories than normal, or claimed to have such. · diet soda
  2. Having certain traits subtracted. (figuratively, informal)
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And content with simple diet;
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 8 · C1
Morrel bringing a doctor, and the doctor said it was inflammation of the bowels, and ordered him a limited diet.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 300 · C1
“From that time he received all who came; he had an excuse for not eating any more; the doctor had put him on a diet.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 300 · C1
Their diet frequently consists of discarded food scraps, fallen fruit, and insects, with earthworms making up a surprisingly large portion of their nutritional intake.
Urban Foxes: Thriving in the Concrete Jungle, p. 1 · C1

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