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FASTING

\fˈastɪŋ], \fˈastɪŋ], \f_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of FASTING

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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abstaining from food

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

abstaining from food

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Abstaining from all food.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The act of abstaining from food.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Loss or want of appetite, without any other apparent affection of the stomach; so that the system can sustain almost total abstinence for a long time without faintness. Some wonderful cases of this kind are on record. See Abstinence.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

n. The act of abstaining from food; religious mortification.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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