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noun : CONSUMPTION
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) ;
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2. (
) involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body ;
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3. (
) (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" ;
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4. (
) the act of consuming something ;
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