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Webster's 1828 DictionaryINGRE'DIENT, n. [L. ingrediens, entering into; ingredior; in and gradior. See Grade.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)n Merriam Webster'snoun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ingredient-, ingrediens, present participle of ingredi to go into, from in- + gradi to go — more at grade Date: 15th century something that enters into a compound or is a component part of any combination or mixture Oxford Reference Dictionaryn. a component part or element in a recipe, mixture, or combination. Etymology: ME f. L ingredi ingress- enter (as IN-(2), gradi step) Webster's 1913 DictionaryIngredient In*gre"di*ent, a. Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part. Acts where no sin is ingredient. --Jer. Taylor. Webster's 1913 DictionaryIngredient In*gre"di*ent, n. [F. ingr['e]dient, L. ingrediens, -entis, entering into, p. pr. of ingredi, p. p. ingressus, to go into, to enter; pref. in- in + gradi to walk, go. See Grade.] That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination or mixture; an element; a constituent. By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients. --Sir I. Newton. Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids. --Arbuthnot. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary(ingredients) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Ingredients are the things that are used to make something, especially all the different foods you use when you are cooking a particular dish. Mix in the remaining ingredients. N-COUNT 2. An ingredient of a situation is one of the essential parts of it. The meeting had all the ingredients of high political drama... N-COUNT: oft N of/in n Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
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