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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
pabulum \pab"u*lum\, noun [L., akin to pascere to pasture. See {Pastor}.]
1. The means of nutriment to animals or plants; food; nourishment. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: comestible, edible, eatable, victual, victuals. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2. Hence: That which feeds or sustains, such as fuel for a fire; especially, that upon which the mind or soul is nourished; intellectual sustenance; as, intellectual pabulum. [WordNet sense 2]
Syn: food for thought, intellectual nourishment. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
3. Trite or simplistic writing, sentiments, etc.; pablum[3]. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pabulum
noun
1: any substance that can be used as food [syn: {comestible}, {edible}, {eatable}, {victual}, {victuals}]
2: insipid intellectual nourishment
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