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Definition of oatmeal noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

oatmeal

noun
 
/ˈəʊtmiːl/
 
/ˈəʊtmiːl/
 [uncountable]
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  1. flour made from oats, used to make biscuits, porridge, etc.Topics Foodc2
  2. (North American English)
    (also porridge especially in British English)
    a type of soft thick white food made by boiling oats in milk or water, eaten hot, especially for breakfast
  3. a pale brown colourTopics Colours and Shapesc2
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from oat and meal ‘crushed grain’.
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