magirology
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek μάγειρος (mágeiros, “a cook”) + -logy (“science of, study of”).
Noun[edit]
magirology (uncountable)
- (obsolete, rare) The art of cooking.
- 1814, The School for Good Living, page 59:
- From the very first appearance of magirology in Greece, it produced effects absolutely magical.
- (obsolete, rare) The science or study of cooking.
Synonyms[edit]
- See culinary art
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References[edit]
- “magirology, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2000.
