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gourmandism

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gour⋅mand

  [goor-mahnd, goor-muhnd]
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–noun
1. a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
2. a gourmet; epicure.
Also, gormand.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME gourmaunt < OF gormant a glutton

Related forms:
gour⋅mand⋅ism, noun
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gourmand 
1491, "glutton," from M.Fr. gourmant "glutton," originally an adj., "gluttonous," of uncertain origin. Not connected with gourmet. Meaning "one fond of good eating" is from 1758.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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