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View synonyms for pabulum
pabulum
[ pab-yuh-luhm ]
noun
- something that nourishes an animal or vegetable organism; food; nutriment.
- material for intellectual nourishment.
pabulum
/ ˈpæbjʊləm /
noun
- food
- food for thought, esp when bland or dull
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pabulum1
C17: from Latin, from pascere to feed
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Example Sentences
Such unromantic literature as Acts of Parliament had not, it may be supposed, up to this, formed part of my mental pabulum.
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I know, speaking for myself, I feel much better after perusing a column that might have supplied the pabulum of a sermon.
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Meanwhile, the daily papers furnished pabulum for the general curiosity and kept the interest as to the outcome on the increase.
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The operatic pabulum in England consisted of the works of Balfe and Wallace.
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Has he no desire to furnish a nourishing pabulum and a healthful inspiration to the mind of his country?
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