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al•i•men•ta•tion



Pronunciation: (al"u-men-tā'shun), [key]
—n.
1. nourishment; nutrition.
2. maintenance; support.
3. addition to the volume of a glacial mass, chiefly by the accumulation of ice, snow, or névé. Cf. ablation (def. 2).

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