diet vs semi-vegetarianism

semi-vegetarianism vs diet

diet and semi-vegetarianism both are nouns.

diet is a verb but semi-vegetarianism is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diet	Yes	No	Yes	No
semi-vegetarianism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, semi-vegetarianism is a hyponym of diet; that is, semi-vegetarianism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diet:

diet: a prescribed selection of foods
semi-vegetarianism: The practice of eating mainly vegetarian food, but making occasional exceptions for social, pragmatic, cultural, or nutritional reasons.

Other hyponyms of diet include allergy diet, balanced diet, bland diet, ulcer diet, diabetic diet, dietary supplement, carbo loading, carbohydrate loading, gluten-free diet, high-protein diet, high-vitamin diet, vitamin-deficiency diet, light diet, liquid diet, low-fat diet, low-salt diet, low-sodium diet, salt-free diet, obesity diet, reducing diet, pap, soft diet, spoon food, vegetarianism, flexitarianism.

diet (noun)	semi-vegetarianism (noun)
the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)	The practice of eating mainly vegetarian food, but making occasional exceptions for social, pragmatic, cultural, or nutritional reasons.
a prescribed selection of foods
the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)

diet (verb)	semi-vegetarianism (verb)
eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight
follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons

Difference between diet and semi-vegetarianism

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