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Cereal - Meaning, Definition & English Examples

Cereal refers to edible grains like wheat, rice, or oats, often eaten as breakfast food. It can also mean plants producing these grains, cultivated as staple crops worldwide.

cereal

/ˈsɪriəl/ /ˈsɪəriəl/

Definition:

A grain used for food, such as wheat or oats, often eaten as breakfast.

Synonyms:

grain, breakfast food, porridge

Part of Speech:

noun

Antonyms:

meat, dairy

Common Collocations:

cereal box, cereal bowl, breakfast cereal

Derivatives:

cereals, cerealist

Usage Tips:

Use 'cereal' to refer to grains or breakfast foods made from them; avoid confusion with 'serial.'

Common Phrases:

cereal killer, whole-grain cereal, fortified cereal

Etymology:

From Latin 'Cerealis,' relating to Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture.

Examples:

  • 1. I eat cereal with milk every morning.
  • 2. She prefers whole-grain cereal for breakfast.
  • 3. The supermarket has a wide variety of cereals.
  • 4. He spilled his cereal on the table.

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