ce·re·al
 cereal
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Homophone Note, Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
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| definition 1: |
A cereal is any plant whose grains are used for food. Some cereals are wheat, rice, and corn.
Rice is the cereal that is grown most often in Asia. In America and Canada, corn and wheat are very important cereals.
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| definition 2: |
Cereal is a food made from grain. We often eat cereal for breakfast. It usually comes in a box. Most people eat cereal with milk.
I only eat cereal for breakfast, but my brother likes to eat it as a snack.
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The words
cereal and
serial (in a series) sound alike but have different meanings.
Cereal is from
Ceres, goddess of the harvest in Roman mythology.