"alimonious" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more alimonious [comparative], most alimonious [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} alimonious (comparative more alimonious, superlative most alimonious)
  1. (archaic) Affording food; nourishing. Tags: archaic Translations (Translations): alimentacyjny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-alimonious-en-adj-Y-5eRWN0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 91 9
  2. Of or related to alimony or divorce.
    Sense id: en-alimonious-en-adj-RSx0xTt0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: aliment, alimony
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