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digestion

di·ges·tion

UK/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/ US/dɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.
2.

the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body

3.

learning and coming to understand ideas and information

  • “his appetite for facts was better than his digestion”

Origin

From Old French digestion. Partly displaced native Old English melting (“melting, digestion”).

Phrases

  • mechanical digestion

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