demitarian
UK/ˌdɛ.miˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/US/ˌdɛ.miˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/
demitarian adjective: of or relating to the type of diet in which meat consumption is reduced to half of what is culturally typical; of or relating to demitarianism.
Adjective
demitarian (comparative more demitarian, superlative most demitarian)
- Of or relating to the type of diet in which meat consumption is reduced to half of what is culturally typical; of or relating to demitarianism.
- Nitrogen budget of the agricultural system of the Seine watershed for the current situation (2006) and the organic and local (OrgLoc) and organic, local and demitarian (OrgLocDem) scenarios.2014, Kimberly Etingoff, editor, Organic Agricultural Practices: Alternatives to Conventional Agricultural Systems, Apple Academic Press, page 71
- Professor Mark Sutton is credited with coining the concept of a demitarian diet, whereby one reduces meat consumption by half in order to stem environmen tal damage associated with meat production.2015, Josh Friedland, Eatymology: The Dictionary of Modern Gastronomy, Sourcebooks, page 60
Examples of demitarian in a sentence
- Thus, a group of scientist published the Barsac declaration advocating a “Demitarian diet,” i.e., a reduction by a factor two of the portion of meat and milk in the Western human diet.2016, Patricia M. Glibert, Todd M. Kana, editors, Aquatic Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry: A Dual Perspective, Springer International...
- Such changes in consumption patterns as a consequence of reduced animal protein intake due to adopting a demitarian diet, may amplify or weaken these effects.2020, Mark A. Sutton, Kate E. Mason, Albert Bleeker, W. Kevin Hicks, Cargele Masso, N. Raghuram, Stefan Reis, Mateete Bekunda, editors...
Forms of demitarian
| comparative | more demitarian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most demitarian |
Origin of demitarian
From demi- + -arian, modeled after vegetarian. Coined by the Nitrogen in Europe programme within the The Barsac Declaration, launched in November 2009.
Words that rhyme with demitarian
- Darien
- barbarian
- Aryan
- libertarian
- Arian
- documentarian
- humanitarian
- sabbatarian
- sectarian
- unitarian
- vegetarian
- -arian
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- agrarian
- Bulgarian
- caesarian
- catenarian
- librarian
- lunarian
- Marian
- planetarian
- Ripuarian
- Solarian
- trinitarian
- alphabetarian
- antiauthoritarian
- aquarian
- Bolivarian
- communitarian
- contrarian
- corpuscularian
- denarian
- flexitarian
- futilitarian
- infirmarian
- Kaffrarian
- necessitarian
- nonsectarian
- paraovarian
- parian
- pollotarian
- proprietarian
- quinarian
- sacramentarian
- sanitarian
- semivegetarian
- Tartarean
- Tartarian
- Tocharian
- tricenarian
- valetudinarian
- vestiarian
- acarian
- actiniarian
- actuarian
- aerarian
- alcyonarian
- altitudinarian
- antelapsarian
- antiacarian
- antiegalitarian
Questions about demitarian
- What does demitarian mean?
- Demitarian means of or relating to the type of diet in which meat consumption is reduced to half of what is culturally typical; of or relating to demitarianism.
- How do you use demitarian in a sentence?
- Thus, a group of scientist published the Barsac declaration advocating a “Demitarian diet,” i.e., a reduction by a factor two of the portion of meat and milk in the Western human diet.
- What part of speech is demitarian?
- Demitarian is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce demitarian?
- Demitarian is pronounced /ˌdɛ.miˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/ (UK).
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