gustation

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin gustatio, gustationis.

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Noun

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gustation (countable and uncountable, plural gustations)

  1. The act of tasting.
    • 1841, Robley Dunglison, Human Physiology, page 109:
      The organ of gustation is not, therefore, restricted to the production of that sense, but participates in the sense of touch.
  2. The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste.
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Noun

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gustation f (plural gustations)

  1. gustation; tasting

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