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Cereal Definition & Meaning

cereal
adjective
  1. made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it; "a cereal beverage"; "cereal grasses"
noun
  1. grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
  2. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
  3. a breakfast food prepared from grain

"Cereal" in song lyrics

See how cereal is used in real songs:

  • "When I was milkin' out trix like cereal"
    Amil — No 1 Can Compare
  • "Barely gettin' by, some off brand cereal"
    Big Gemini — Rather Live Wrong (Got to Have You) *
  • "Glass tables flipped, brass bent, dogs sniffin in the cereal"
    Blueprint — Kill Me First

Usage tips for "cereal"

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Frequently asked questions

What does cereal mean?
made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it; "a cereal beverage"; "cereal grasses" grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses a breakfast food prepared from grain
What part of speech is cereal?
Cereal is an adjective and a noun.
How many definitions does cereal have?
Cereal has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).

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