pabulum

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pab·u·lum (p

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1. A substance that gives nourishment; food.

2. Insipid intellectual nourishment: "TV . . . gobbled up comedy material and spat it out as pabulum" (Richard Corliss).

[Latin pbulum; see p- in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, by confusion with pablum.]

pabulum [ˈpæbjʊləm]

n Rare

1. food

2. food for thought, esp when bland or dull

[from Latin, from pascere to feed]

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Noun	1.	pabulum - any substance that can be used as food comestible, eatable, edible, victual, victuals food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue tuck - eatables (especially sweets)
	2.	pabulum - insipid intellectual nourishment food for thought, intellectual nourishment, food - anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking

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