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flexitarianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flex-i-tar-i-an-ism
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of eating mainly vegetarian food, but making occasional exceptions for social, pragmatic, cultural, or nutritional reasons.

American usage; Uncountable

Etymology

A combination of flexible + vegetarian + -ism. The earliest known use of the term occurred in the October 17, 1992, issue of the Austin American-Statesman, article by Linda Anthony, Acorn serves up 'flexitarian fare'.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

pollotarianism pescetarianism

Synonyms

semi-vegetarianism

Questions

What does flexitarianism mean?
The practice of eating mainly vegetarian food, but making occasional exceptions for social, pragmatic, cultural, or nutritional reasons.
Where does flexitarianism come from?
A combination of flexible + vegetarian + -ism. The earliest known use of the term occurred in the October 17, 1992, issue of the Austin American-Statesman, article by Linda Anthony, Acorn serves up 'flexitarian fare'.

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