cereals
noun
Form of cereal , plural of cereal.
Simple meaning
A breakfast food prepared from grain.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɪɹiəlz
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Definition
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noun
plural of cereal
Foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
plural of cereal
A breakfast food prepared from grain
plural of cereal
Grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
plural of cereal
Breakfast cereal.
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This meaning: Foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
Used this way, cereals is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat.
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A paper box in which breakfast cereals are sold.
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