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gastronome

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gas⋅tro⋅nome

  [gas-truh-nohm]
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–noun
a connoisseur of good food; gourmet; epicure.
Also, gas⋅tron⋅o⋅mer  [ga-stron-uh-mer] , gas⋅tron⋅o⋅mist.

Origin:
1815–25; < F, back formation from gastronomie gastronomy
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gas·tro·nome   (gās'trə-nōm')   
n.  A connoisseur of good food and drink; a gourmet. Also called gastronomist.

[French, back-formation from gastronomie, gastronomy; see gastronomy.]
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