1. SYN: nourishment. 2. In sensorimotor theory, that which is assimilated to a schema; analogous to a stimulus. [L. alo, to nourish]
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al·i·ment 'al-ə-mənt n a food or nutrient substance
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al·i·ment (alґə-ment) [L. alimentum] food or nutritive material.Medical dictionary. 2011.