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nonvegetarianism

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noun nonvegetarianisms · non-vegetarianism

  1. India, uncountable, usually The practice of following a nonvegetarian diet. 62.3 per cent of Indian households consumed non-vegetarian food in 2011-12, up from 56.7 per cent in 1993-94, and 58.2 per cent in 2004-05. So the trend is quite clear — non-vegetarianism is on the rise.

    Opposite: vegetarianism

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@misc{nonvegetarianism_2026,
  title = {nonvegetarianism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nonvegetarianism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}