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
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “magirology, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2000.