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   In·gre·di·ent

   /inˈɡrēdēənt/

   

   noun

   • 1. any of the foods or substances that are combined to make a particular dish: "pork is an important ingredient in many stir-fried dishes"
   • ▪ a component part or element of something: "the affair contains all the ingredients of an insoluble mystery"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin ingredient- ‘entering’, from the verb ingredi, from in- ‘into’ + gradi ‘walk’.

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