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diet – diet:
[the same pronunciation]
“Diet” is ‘the kind of food and drink eaten by a person or a community; a list of limited or restricted foods and drinks a person is allowed to take for medical reasons’; ‘something, other than food and drink, that gives us some entertainment, or that is used to pass one’s free time’, e.g. television
- a diet — food & drinks a person or a community eats regularly
e.g.
Too much fat in one’s diet is not good for one’s heart.
Patients suffering from high blood pressure are advised to take salt-free diet.
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“Diet” is ‘the name given to the government body of representative members in some countries; a meeting or a series of meetings to talk about church or political matters’,
- the Japanese Diet in session (the national legislative assembly)
e.g.
The Japanese Parliament is called the Diet.
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