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The Difference Between Vegetarian, Vegan, and Other Diets
The word vegetarian sprouted up in 1839. Fruitarian ("a person who lives on fruit") ripened by 1893. In 1944, vegetarians who consume no animal or dairy products began calling themselves vegans. Then, in 1993, those who eat fish but no other meat chose pesce, the Italian word for "fish," to create the designation pescatarian. In that same year, meatatarian was served up as a word for those whose diet largely includes meat; that word is rare, however, and is usually used in informal and humorous ways, making it the type of fare not included in our dictionaries. Another fairly recent dietary word is flexitarian, a person who follows a mostly vegetarian diet but occasionally eats meat or fish.
Examples of vegan in a Sentence
Christina Liao, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
This genius vegan leather version comes in Palm Springs-festive gold and four other colors with a removable crossbody strap.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2025
Similarly, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has compared the mitigation potential of various dietary patterns, with the vegan diet having the highest potential reduction of 8 gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions per year.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
At the same time, a vegan diet requires careful planning to avoid downsides that come from completely cutting out too many food groups.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Vegan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegan. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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