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xerophagy

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(zi rof′ə jē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
xe•roph•a•gy  (zi rof′ə jē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies. 
  1. Religiona Lenten fast observed esp. during Holy Week, constituting the strictest fast in the Eastern Church.
Also, xe•ro•pha•gia  (zēr′ə fā′jə, -jē ə).USA pronunciation 
  • Greek xērophagía, derivative of xērophageîn to eat dry food. See xero-, -phagy
  • Late Latin xerophagia
  • 1650–60

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