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meal

1. meal \'me-(*)l\ n [ME meel appointed time, meal, fr. OE m-l; akin 
   to OHG]ma-l time, L metiri to measure - more at MEASURE 1: the portion of 
   food taken at one time to satisfy appetite  2: an act or the time of eating 
   a meal 
2. meal n [ME mele, fr. OE melu; akin to OHG melo meal, L molere]to grind, 
   Gk myle- mill 1: the usu. coarsely ground and unbolted seeds of a cereal 
   grass or pulse;  esp : CORNMEAL 2: a product resembling seed meal esp. in 
   particle size or texture