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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PABULUM

From Latin, from pascere to feed.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PABULUM

pabulum  [ˈpæbjʊləm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PABULUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pabulum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PABULUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pabulum

Pablum

Pablum is a processed cereal for infants originally marketed by the Mead Johnson Company in 1931. The trademarked name is a contracted form of the Latin word pabulum, which means "foodstuff". The name had long been used in botany and medicine to refer to nutrition or substances of which the nutritive elements are passively absorbed. The word can also refer to something that is bland, mushy, unappetizing, or infantile.

Definition of pabulum in the English dictionary

The definition of pabulum in the dictionary is food for thought, esp when bland or dull.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PABULUM


acetabulum
ˌæsɪˈtæbjʊləm
baculum
ˈbækjʊləm
cingulum
ˈsɪŋɡjʊləm
coagulum
kəʊˈæɡjʊləm
curriculum
kəˈrɪkjʊləm
frenulum
ˈfrɛnjʊləm
incunabulum
ˌɪnkjʊˈnæbjʊləm
infundibulum
ˌɪnfʌnˈdɪbjʊləm
inoculum
ɪˈnɒkjʊləm
operculum
əʊˈpɜːkjʊləm
osculum
ˈɒskjʊləm
pendulum
ˈpɛndjʊləm
reticulum
rɪˈtɪkjʊləm
retinaculum
ˌrɛtɪˈnækjʊləm
saeculum
ˈsaɪkjʊləm
speculum
ˈspɛkjʊləm
tintinnabulum
ˌtɪntɪˈnæbjʊləm
Triangulum
traɪˈæŋɡjʊləm
Tusculum
ˈtʌskjʊləm
vestibulum
vɛˈstɪbjʊləm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PABULUM

pa´anga
PA´s
paal
paan
PABA
Pablum
pabouche
Pabst
pabular
pabulous
PABX
PAC
Pac.
paca
pacable
pacation
pace
pace bowler
pacemaker
pacemaking

WORDS THAT END LIKE PABULUM

aciculum
animalculum
Basic Curriculum
capitulum
core curriculum
cubiculum
endoplasmic reticulum
gubernaculum
hibernaculum
Janiculum
jugulum
National Curriculum
propagulum
receptaculum
seculum
simple pendulum
suboperculum
tenaculum
tuberculum
vinculum

Synonyms and antonyms of pabulum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pabulum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PABULUM

Find out the translation of pabulum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pabulum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pabulum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

食粮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pábulo
570 millions of speakers

English

pabulum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जलावन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pabulum
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Pabulum
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pabulum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মনের খোরাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

niaiseries
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pabulum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einheitsbrei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pabulum
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pabula
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

món ăn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pabulum
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅबुलम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pabulum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nutrimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strawa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Pabulum
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pabulum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pabulum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pabulum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pabulum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pabulum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pabulum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PABULUM»

The term «pabulum» is regularly used and occupies the 96.768 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PABULUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pabulum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pabulum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pabulum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PABULUM»

Discover the use of pabulum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pabulum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Dental Register
This endosmosls and exosmosis involve more than percolation, or a simple passing in of pabulum, and out of debris. The old concept of feeding pabulum to cell partook loo largely of a difference between cell wall and contents (as ...
‎1872
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The Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London
Royal Microscopical Society (Great Britain). comparatively thick'layer of formed material, and reach the germinal matter in the course of a few seconds, forced upon me the conviction that pabulum invariably passes to the germinal matter, and it ...
Royal Microscopical Society (Great Britain), 1867
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Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science
comparatively thick layer of formed material, and reach the germinal matter in the course of a few seconds, forced upon me the conviction that pabulum invariably passes to the germinal matter, and it, or at least some of its constituents, ...
‎1867
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Pabulum Pig: The Yule Swine
PABULUM PIG teaches children about the traditions around Yule during the Anglo-Saxon era. The story comes alive with tales of other swine being picked for the honorary Yule swine.
Debra Rider, 1992
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Inventing Chemistry: Herman Boerhaave and the Reform of the ...
In subsequent works, he associated his phlogiston with Becher's inflammable earth (terra pinguis) and thus redefined the calcination of metals and the combustion of sulfurous bodies as related phenomena.67 Boerhaave's pabulum ignis ...
John C. Powers, 2012
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Hieroglyphs and Arithmetic of the Ancient Egyptian Scribes
PABULUM warrants thatThe Fontssoftware is supplied free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of thirty days from the date of delivery, as evidenced by a copy of your invoice. With respect to The Fonts ...
Donald Frazer
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The Domestic Encyclopedia: Or, A Dictionary of Facts and ...
Manures of nourishment. 2. Manures of stimulus. 3. Manures of moisture. 4. Mechanical manures. " Manures of nourishment. Five different theories have been started on this subject, the pabulum of vegetables. " 1. Practical men have for ages ...
Anthony Florian Madinger Willich, Thomas Cooper, 1821
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The Emporium of Arts & Sciences
Five different theories have been started on this subject, the pabulum of vegetables. 1. Practical men have for ages discovered the use of dung in agriculture, and hence the common and oldest theory was, that the juices of decomposed animal ...
John Redman Coxe, Thomas Cooper, 1815
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The Domestic Encyclopedia, Or, A Dictionary of Facts and ...
Mechanical manures. ,, “ Jllanures of 11our'1'shmenI- Five different theories have been started on this subject, the pabulum of vegetables. “ 1. Practical men have for ages discovered the use of dung in agriculture, and hence the common and ...
Anthony Florian Madinger Willich, Thomas Cooper, Katherine Golden Bitting Collection on Gastronomy (Library of Congress), 1821
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How to Sound Really Clever: 600 Words You Need to Know
pabulum (noun) I trite words (pronounced 'pab—yuh—Iuhm') for full explanation, see box below e.g. Readers lap up the pabulum of self-help books, such as those explaining how the perfect relationship can be yours 'pabulum' derives from ...
Hubert van den Bergh, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PABULUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pabulum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Finney: ESPN denies Zach Johnson thrill of victory
Sports are the last great unscripted drama in a culture overrun by carefully scripted, well-manicured pabulum pouring from the mouths of nearly ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
2
Clever or Offensive? Taye Diggs Profile Kicks Up Some Dust
And while stories shouldn't be edited to avoid ever offending anyone — or pabulum will ensue — editors do have to consider how readers ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Charlie Hebdo Teaches Us Terrorism Does Work
The venerable New York Times would not even reprint the Charlie Hebdo cartoons that prompted the attack, citing some pabulum about ... «The Federalist, Jul 15»
4
The Media Missed the Main Event
It's a pabulum statement designed to make the mob go away, but their agenda — which will be formalized at a conference in Cleveland this ... «American Spectator, Jul 15»
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Three Arguments For How The #BlackLivesMatter Gang Is A …
It's a pabulum statement designed to make the mob go away, but their agenda — which will be formalized at a conference in Cleveland this ... «The Hayride, Jul 15»
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CHRISTINE FLOWERS: Planned Parenthood video scarier than any …
Pro-choicers will come back with the stale old pabulum that donating tissue and organs for medical research has been done for centuries, and ... «The Mercury, Jul 15»
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Letters: July 19
He makes many of the other Republican candidates look like warmed-over pabulum. He is not going away anytime soon, in spite of the barrage ... «Las Cruces Sun-News, Jul 15»
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Omnibus: Trump's appeal is no mystery
The establishment politicians dish up the same warmed-over pabulum, trying to be all things to all people, straddling all the fences and living in ... «Eastern Arizona Courier, Jul 15»
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How Hip-Hop Is Becoming the Oldies
Ever since the earliest days of rock 'n' roll, time has corroded yesterday's musical radicalism into today's pabulum. Thirty years ago, young ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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On the Trails: Sojourn in Sitka
Parents feed their single chick on plankton and stomach oil (partly digested plankton, a concentrated pabulum!) for about two months. «Juneau Empire, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pabulum [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pabulum>. Apr 2024 ».
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