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   comestible

   /kəˈmɛstɪbl/

   noun

   • 1. an item of food: "a fridge groaning with comestibles"

   adjective

   • 1. edible: "sugar, coffee, and sundry other comestible requisites"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old French, from medieval Latin comestibilis, from Latin comest- ‘eaten up’, from the verb comedere, from com- ‘altogether’ + edere ‘eat’.

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