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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1490
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Alicioun, n. [L. type *alitiōn-, alitio from alĕre to nourish. So e.m.E. alition (Bulwer 1650).] Alimentation. —1490 Irland Mir. MS. 241 b (spiritual nutricioun and alicioun).
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