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Gastronomy — is the study of the relationship between culture and food. It is often thought erroneously that the term gastronomy refers exclusively to the art of cooking (see Culinary Arts), but this is only a small part of this discipline; it cannot always… … Wikipedia
Gastronomy — Gas*tron o*my, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. gastronomie.] The art or science of good eating; epicurism; the art of good cheer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gastronomy — 1814, from Fr. gastronomie, coined 1800 by Joseph de Berchoux (1762 1838) as title of poem on good living, after Gastrologia, title of a now lost poem of antiquity, quoted by Athenaeus (see GASTROLOGY (Cf. gastrology)). Berchoux s word is from… … Etymology dictionary
gastronomy — ► NOUN ▪ the practice or art of choosing, cooking, and eating good food. DERIVATIVES gastronomic adjective. ORIGIN Greek gastronomia, from gast r stomach … English terms dictionary
gastronomy — [gas trän′ə mē] n. [Fr gastronomie, after Gr Gastronomia, poem by Archestratus (4th c. B.C. ): see GASTRO & NOMY] the art or science of good eating; epicurism gastronomic [gas΄trə näm′ik] adj. gastronomical gastronomically adv … English World dictionary
gastronomy — gastronomic /gas treuh nom ik/, gastronomical, adj. gastronomically, adv. /ga stron euh mee/, n. 1. the art or science of good eating. 2. a style of cooking or eating. [1805 15; < F gastronomie < Gk gastronómia. See GASTRO , NOMY] * * * Art of… … Universalium
gastronomy — [[t]gæstrɒ̱nəmi[/t]] N UNCOUNT Gastronomy is the activity and knowledge involved in preparing and appreciating good food. [FORMAL] Burgundy has always been considered a major centre of gastronomy … English dictionary
gastronomy — noun Etymology: French gastronomie, from Greek Gastronomia, title of a 4th century B.C. poem, from gastro gastr + nomia nomy Date: 1814 1. the art or science of good eating 2. culinary customs or style • gastronomic also gastronomical adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
gastronomy — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. ecpicurism … English dictionary for students
gastronomy — gas|tron|o|my [gæˈstrɔnəmi US gæˈstra: ] n [U] formal [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: gastronomie, from Greek gaster stomach ] the art and science of cooking and eating good food … Dictionary of contemporary English
