alimentation

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French alimentation. === Pronunciation === === Noun === alimentation (countable and uncountable, plural alimentations) (law) Alimony. (biology) Nourishment, as a process or as a substance. A French delicatessen. ==== Usage notes ==== The term is restricted to technical usage in English, unlike in its source language French, where alimentation is a commonplace word for "food". ==== Derived terms ==== === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “alimentation”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. == French == === Etymology === From alimenter +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.li.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/ Homophone: alimentations === Noun === alimentation f (plural alimentations) feeding food power supply ==== Related terms ==== aliment alimentaire alimenter === Further reading === “alimentation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Noun === alimentation f (plural alimentations) nourishment; alimentation