gas·tron·o·my

[ga-stron-uh-mee]
noun
1.
the art or science of good eating.
2.
a style of cooking or eating.

Origin:
1805–15; < French gastronomie < Greek gastronómia. See gastro-, -nomy

gas·tro·nom·ic [gas-truh-nom-ik] , gas·tro·nom·i·cal, adjective
gas·tro·nom·i·cal·ly, adverb
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gastronomic or gastronomical (ˌɡæstrəˈnɒmɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
of or relating to food and cookery, esp the art of good eating
 
gastronomical or gastronomical
 
adj
 
gastronomically or gastronomical
 
adv

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Gastronomic is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
gastronomy (ɡæsˈtrɒnəmɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the art of good eating
2.  the type of cookery of a particular region: the gastronomy of Provence
 
[C19: from French gastronomie, from Greek gastronomia, from gastēr stomach; see -nomy]

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Example sentences
And a goodly portion of that culture was gastronomic.
Here, the gastronomic high notes become lifelong cravings.
Many local restaurants participate in this gastronomic extravaganza and offer
  special discounts.
These gastronomic rehearsals take place behind the scenes.
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