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gustation

[guh-stey-shuh n]
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noun
  1. the act of tasting.
  2. the faculty of taste.
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Origin of gustation

1590–1600; < Latin gustātiōn- (stem of gustātiō), equivalent to gustāt(us) (past participle of gustāre to taste) + -iōn- -ion
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Historical Examples

  • Gustation was meant to be delightful; and cooking is certainly half as good as tasting.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865

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British Dictionary definitions for gustation

gustation

noun
  1. the act of tasting or the faculty of taste
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Derived Formsgustatory (ˈɡʌstətərɪ, -trɪ) or gustative, adjective

Word Origin

C16: from Latin gustātiō, from gustāre to taste
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Word Origin and History for gustation

n.

"act of tasting," 1590s, from Latin gustationem (nominative gustatio), noun of action from past participle stem of gustare "to taste" (see gusto).

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
gustation in Medicine

gustation

(gŭ-stā′shən)
n.
  1. The act of tasting.
  2. The sense of tasting.
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