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gastronomy
CIDE DICTIONARY
gastronomy, n. [Gr. : cf. F. gastronomie.].
The art or science of good eating; epicurism; the art of good cheer. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gastronomy, n. the practice, study, or art of eating and drinking well.
Derivative
gastronomic adj. gastronomical adj. gastronomically adv.
Etymology
F gastronomie f. Gk gastronomia (as GASTRO-, -nomia f. nomos law)
ROGET THESAURUS
gastronomy
Gluttony
N gluttony, greed, avarice, greediness, voracity, epicurism, good living, high living, edacity, gulosity, crapulence, guttling, guzzling, pantophagy, good cheer, blow out, feast, gastronomy, batterie de cuisine, epicure, bon vivant, gourmand, glutton, cormorant, hog, belly god, Apicius, gastronome, gourmet, v, gormandize, gorge, overgorge, overeat oneself, engorge, eat one's fill, cram, stuff, guttle, guzzle, bolt, devour, gobble up, gulp, raven, eat out of house and home, have the stomach of an ostrich, play a good knife and fork, pamper, gluttonous, greedy, gormandizing, edacious, omnivorous, crapulent, swinish, avaricious, selfish, pampered, overfed, overgorged, jejunus raro stomachus vulgaria temnit.For further exploring for "gastronomy" in Webster Dictionary Online