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PABLUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pablum mean? 

PABLUM (noun)
  The noun PABLUM has 2 senses:

1. a soft form of cereal for infantsplay

2. worthless or oversimplified ideasplay

  Familiarity information: PABLUM used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PABLUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A soft form of cereal for infants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("Pablum" is a kind of...):

cereal (a breakfast food prepared from grain)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)

Holonyms ("Pablum" is a part of...):

pap; soft diet; spoon food (a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Worthless or oversimplified ideas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

pablum; pap

Hypernyms ("pablum" is a kind of...):

drivel; garbage (a worthless message)


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