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non-vegetarianism

non-vegetarianism is the alternative form of nonvegetarianism.

Meaning of nonvegetarianism

Noun

nonvegetarianism (usually uncountable, plural nonvegetarianisms)

  1. (India, usually) The practice of following a nonvegetarian diet.
    • 62.3 per cent of Indian households consumed non-vegetarian food in 2011-12, up from 56.7 per cent in 1993-94, and 58.2 per cent in 2004-05. So the trend is quite clear — non-vegetarianism is on the rise.2016 October 24, “From plate to plough: A clear trend towards non-vegetarianism in India”, in The Indian Express, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2020
    Antonyms:
    vegetarianism

Forms of non-vegetarianism

pluralnon-vegetarianisms

Origin of non-vegetarianism

From non-vegetarian + -ism.

Questions about non-vegetarianism

What is non-vegetarianism the alternative form of?
Non-vegetarianism is the alternative form of nonvegetarianism.

Words near non-vegetarianism in the dictionary

  1. non-vaxers
  2. non-vaxxer
  3. non-vaxxers
  4. non-veg
  5. non-vegetarian
  6. non-vegetarianism
  7. non-velar
  8. non-venomous
  9. non-verbal
  10. non-verbal leak
  11. non-verbal leaks

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