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the staff of life
literaryDefinition
› bread, considered as one of the most important foods we eatBread
(Definition of the staff of life from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bagel noun
- baguette noun
- bannock noun
- bap noun
- biscuit noun (BREAD)
- chapatti noun
- chupatti noun
- ciabatta noun
- cob noun (BREAD)
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