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The Difference Between Vegetarian, Vegan, and Other Diets
The word vegetarian sprouted up in 1839. Fruitarian ("a person who lives on fruit") ripened by 1893. In 1944, vegetarians who consume no animal or dairy products began calling themselves vegans. Then, in 1993, those who eat fish but no other meat chose pesce, the Italian word for "fish," to create the designation pescatarian. In that same year, meatatarian was served up as a word for those whose diet largely includes meat; that word is rare, however, and is usually used in informal and humorous ways, making it the type of fare not included in our dictionaries. Another fairly recent dietary word is flexitarian, a person who follows a mostly vegetarian diet but occasionally eats meat or fish.
Examples of vegan in a Sentence
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
The city’s food truck and vegan scenes were also highlighted and awarded in recent years, as was its pizza scene (much to the dismay of New Yorkers).
—Will McGough, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Avocado also sells a vegan mattress that incorporates cotton in lieu of the Green mattress’s wool.
—Renee Cherry, SELF, 26 Oct. 2024
American Airlines will add oat milk creamer to its in-flight menu after animal welfare advocates successfully petitioned the carrier to introduce a vegan creamer option.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Vegan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegan. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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