diet
Because it is a word with a single syllable, diet is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofdiet
- The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
Example: "The diet of the Giant Panda consists mainly of bamboo."
- A controlled regimen of food and drink, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.
- (by extension) Any habitual intake or consumption.
Example: "He's been reading a steady diet of nonfiction for the last several years."
- (of a food or beverage) Containing less fat, salt, sugar, or calories than normal, or claimed to have such.
Example: "diet soda"
- Having certain traits subtracted.
Synonyms: lite
Example: "You folks reduce it to the bible only as being authoritative, impoverishing the faith. "Christianity Lite", diet Christianity for those who can't handle the Whole Meal."
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