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PABULUM
pabulum
(noun) insipid intellectual nourishment
comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals
(noun) any substance that can be used as food
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pabulum (countable and uncountable, plural pabula or pabulums)
Food or fodder, particularly that taken in by plants or animals.
Material that feeds a fire.
(figuratively) Food for thought.
(figuratively) Bland intellectual fare; an undemanding diet of words.
Synonyms
• (bland intellectual fare): pablum
Source: Wiktionary
Pab"u*lum, n. [L., akin to pascere to pasture. See Pastor.]
Definition: The means of nutriment to animals or plants; food; nourishment; hence, that which feeds or sustains, as fuel for a fire; that upon which the mind or soul is nourished; as, intellectual pabulum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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