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  1. 1. n. The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow Source: wordnet
  3. 3. 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. Source: webster
  4. 4. 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. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n:100 n biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow Source: ecdict

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