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vegan

UK/ˈviːɡən/<ref:{{R:Dictionary.comUS/ˈviːɡən/<ref:{{R:Dictionary.com
nounB1+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #9,811 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: vegans

A vegan is a person who eats nothing that comes from animals at all. Go vegan, a vegan diet, vegan cheese.

The line beyond vegetarian is eggs, milk and honey, and most vegans avoid leather and wool as well, since the objection is to use rather than to eating. Vitamin B12 has to be supplemented, because it is not reliably available from plants.

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Definitions of vegan

  1. 1nounveganA person who eats nothing that comes from animals.B1+

    “Since she became a vegan, she drinks her coffee with oat milk.”

    • Said"She's vegan, so no butter in the mash and no cream on anything."
    • WrittenThe vegans at the table did better than anyone, because the cook had planned for them.
    • UsedCheck the label for whey powder if you are cooking for a vegan.
    • ContrastA vegan, not a vegetarian. A vegetarian skips meat; a vegan skips everything an animal made, eggs and milk included. vegetarian →
    • Not thisSomeone who eats fish is not a vegan. Nothing that had a face, ever.
    • SimplyHe is a vegan. He eats plants only.

    Patterna vegan diet / meal / restaurant · go vegan · vegan cheese · veganism

vegan is a person.

Remember it

The word was made in 1944 from the start and end of vegetarian — veg... an. A vegan goes further than a vegetarian: no milk, no eggs, nothing from an animal.

hooks ontovegetarian

Where it comes from

Coined in 1944 by Donald Watson from the first and last letters of vegetarian, for the Vegan Society.

a clipping of vegetarian,vegetable, 1944. coined by Q178402 of the Vegan Society and first used in the name of The Vegan News.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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vegan in the wild

  • A person who practices veganism is known as a vegan; the word is also used to describe foods and materials that are compatible with veganism.

    Veganism

  • People who follow a vegan diet for the benefits to the environment, their health, or for religion are regularly also described as vegans.

    Veganism

  • In 2019, there were 63 self-declared vegan organic farms in the United States, and 16,585 certified organic farms.

    Vegan organic agriculture

  • Veganism involves following a vegan diet, which is a diet that includes no animal products of any kind.

    List of vegans

  • There are around 800 vegans in British jails at any given time.

    Vegan Prisoners Support Group

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.