1 [C] one of various types of grass that produce grains that can be eaten or are used to make flour or bread. Wheat, BARLEY and RYE are all cereals:
cereal crops
2 [U] the grain produced by cereal crops
3 [C,U] food made from the grain of cereals, often eaten for breakfast with milk:
breakfast cereals * a bowl of cereal
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