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ə noun
1.
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish: a recipe for a cake.
2.
a medical prescription.
3.
a method to attain a desired end: a recipe for success.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a list of ingredients and directions for making something, esp a food preparation |
| 2. | med (formerly) a medical prescription |
| 3. | a method for achieving some desired objective: a recipe for success |
| [C14: from Latin, literally: take (it)! from recipere to take, | |
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Recipe
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
recipe
1584, "medical prescription," from M.Fr. récipé, from L. recipe "take!," imperative of recipere "to take" (see receive); word written by physicians at the head of prescriptions. Meaning "instructions for preparing food" first recorded 1743. The original sense
survives only in the pharmacist's abbreviation Rx.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
recipe rec·i·pe (rěs'ə-pē')
n.
The heading that is used to indicate a medical prescription, usually ℞.
A medical prescription.
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Example sentences
There's also a browser and recipe book, but those are icing.
But if you are using sweeter a recipe with lots of oats you might consider replacing water with milk.
Working with an adult, track down and try a recipe from that part of the world.
Look up the recipe you were going to make and copy the list of ingredients to your email.
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