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cereal

[ seer-ee-uhl ]

noun

  1. any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
  2. the grain itself.
  3. some edible preparation of it, especially a breakfast food.


adjective

  1. of or relating to grain or the plants producing it.

cereal

/ ˈɪəɪə /

noun

  1. any grass that produces an edible grain, such as oat, rye, wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, and millet
  2. the grain produced by such a plant
  3. any food made from this grain, esp breakfast food
  4. modifier of or relating to any of these plants or their products

    cereal farming

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cereal

  1. A grass, such as corn, rice, sorghum, or wheat, whose starchy grains are used as food. Cereals are annual plants, and cereal crops must be reseeded for each growing season. Cereal grasses were domesticated during the Neolithic Period and formed the basis of early agriculture.
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDz·۱· adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cereal1

1590–1600; < Latin of, pertaining to Ceres; -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cereal1

C19: from Latin concerning agriculture, of Ceres 1
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"Both Russia and Ukraine are the biggest exporters of cereals to Africa. Africa needs both. It cannot be expected to choose sides," the analyst said.

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"Making sure she gets the right start for the day - cereal, a nice sandwich, some fruit - it can really kick-start a good day for her."

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Pupils at the school, on Wortley Road, High Green, are provided with toast, cereal, yogurt or fruit.

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Bees have been anthropomorphized on screen, in films like “Bee Movie,” and on cereal boxes.

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Employees at the breakfast cereal company will stage protests outside the firm's Burton Latimer and Corby sites, both in Northamptonshire, from 29 April.

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