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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; < F gastronomie < Gk 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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gas·tron·o·my   (gā-strŏn'ə-mē)   
n.   pl. gas·tron·o·mies
  1. The art or science of good eating.

  2. A style of cooking, as of a particular region.


[French gastronomie, from Greek gastronomiā : gastro-, gastro- + -nomiā, -nomy.]
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