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meat

noun (FOOD)
 
 
/miːt/

Definition

A1 [U] the flesh of an animal when it is used for food: I don't eat meat. raw meat red/white meatMeat - general words [C] a type of meat: a buffet of cold meats and cheesesKinds of meat
(Definition of meat noun (FOOD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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