Definition of Digestion

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DIGESTION noun

	The conversion of victuals into virtues. When the process is imperfect, vices are evolved instead -- a circumstance from which that wicked writer, Dr. Jeremiah Blenn, infers that the ladies are the greater sufferers from dyspepsia.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Diplomacy

Regular definition:

DIGESTION:
d??d?est??n n. 1 the process of digesting. 2 the capacity to digest food (has a weak digestion). 3 digesting a substance by means of heat, enzymes, or a solvent. [ME f. OF f. L digestio -onis (as DIGEST)]

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