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Definition of Paleo diet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Paleo diet

noun
 
/ˈpeɪliəʊ daɪət/
 
/ˈpeɪliəʊ daɪət/
[usually singular]
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  1. a diet based on the types of foods that early humans are thought to have eaten, such as meat, fish, fruit and vegetables, and not including processed foods
    • Michelle's Paleo diet is packed with lean meats, fruits, fish, vegetables, nuts and seeds.
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2
    Word Origin1980s (with reference to the diet of early humans): from the NAmE spelling of palaeolithic
previously
adverb
 
 
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