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Meaning of DEGUSTATION

Pronunciation:  `deegu'steyshun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most"
 
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 Synonyms: relishing, savoring, savouring, tasting
 
 See Also: eating, feeding

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Deg`us*ta"tion\, n. [L. degustatio: cf. F.
d['e]gustation.] (Physiol.)
Tasting; the appreciation of sapid qualities by the taste
organs. --Bp. Hall.
 
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