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gustation

[ guh-stey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of tasting.
  2. the faculty of taste.


gustation

/ -trɪ; ɡʌˈsteɪʃən; ˈɡʌstətərɪ /

noun

  1. the act of tasting or the faculty of taste
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • gustatory, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of gustation1

1590–1600; < Latin ܲپō- (stem of ܲپō ), equivalent to ܲ ( us ) (past participle of ܲ to taste) + -ō- -ion
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of gustation1

C16: from Latin ܲپō, from ܲ to taste
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What we eat is heavily influenced by the process of gustation, which refers to how our sense of taste helps us decide what to consume based on flavor preferences.

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And if success or gustation or family is not enough to avoid the traps of existential despair, what is?

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The original five are vision, audition, olfaction, gustation and touch.

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Taste -- N. taste, flavor, gust, gusto, savor; gout, relish; sapor†, sapidity†; twang, smack, smatch†; aftertaste, tang. tasting; degustation, gustation. palate, tongue, tooth, stomach.

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