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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Cereal

/sĭr'-ē-əl/ · Ce·re·al · IPA /ˈsɪɹ.i.əl/
01 a. Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain.
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    Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain.
02 n. Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural.
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    Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural.