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The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.
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- n. The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.
- n. biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
- The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food. Mastication is a necessary preparation of solid aliment, without which there can be no good digestion. Arbuthnot.
- The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.Mastication is a necessary preparation of solid aliment, withoutwhich there can be no good digestion. Arbuthnot.
- n:100 n biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow