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   meal

   /miːl/

   noun

   • 1. the edible part of any grain or pulse ground to powder: "she called to Judith to bring some meal for the hens"
   • ▪ oatmeal.
   • ▪ maize flour.
   • ▪ any powdery substance made by grinding: "herring meal"

   Word Origin Old Englishmelu, meolo, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meel and German Mehl, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin molere ‘to grind’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

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