repletion from nutriments ... *burp*
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scottobearrepletion (rih-PLEE-shun), noun:
1. The condition of being completely filled or supplied.
2. Excessive fullness, as from overeating.
Repletion is derived from Latin replere, "to fill again, to fill up," from re- + plere, " to fill." Plenty is a related word.
nutriment (NOO-truh-ment, NYOO-) noun
A substance that provides nourishment; food.
[From Middle English, eventually from Latin nutrimentum, from nutrire (to nourish).]
1. The condition of being completely filled or supplied.
2. Excessive fullness, as from overeating.
Repletion is derived from Latin replere, "to fill again, to fill up," from re- + plere, " to fill." Plenty is a related word.
nutriment (NOO-truh-ment, NYOO-) noun
A substance that provides nourishment; food.
[From Middle English, eventually from Latin nutrimentum, from nutrire (to nourish).]
