"meal" meaning in English

See meal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /miːl/ Audio: en-us-meal.ogg [US], en-uk-a meal.ogg [UK] Forms: meal [singular], meals [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A meal is the food you eat at regular times of the day. breakfast, lunch, and dinner, are meals.
    Sense id: simple-meal-en-noun-7M80~sIZ
  2. The edible part of certain grains; it is often used to feed animals.
    Sense id: simple-meal-en-noun-fnlWvJ8j
     
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