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LOAF OF BREAD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating

Synonyms:

loaf; loaf of bread

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("loaf of bread" is a kind of...):

bread; breadstuff; staff of life (food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked)

Meronyms (parts of "loaf of bread"):

heel (one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loaf of bread"):

French loaf (a loaf of French bread)

meat loaf; meatloaf (a baked loaf of ground meat)

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