| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | prov·en·der |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  pr v  n-dr |
| NOUN: | 1. Dry food, such as hay, used as feed for livestock. 2. Food or provisions. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English provendre, from Old French, alteration of provende, from Vulgar Latin *pr venda, alteration (influenced by Latin prvid re, to provide) of Late Latin praebenda; see prebend.
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