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Definitions for gustation
gʌˈsteɪ ʃəngus·ta·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. taste, gustation, sense of taste, gustatory modalitynoun

    the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth

    "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"

Wiktionary

  1. gustationnoun

    The act of tasting.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Gustationnoun

    The act of tasting.

    Etymology: gusto, Latin.

    In it the gullet and conveying parts are only seated, which partake of the nerves of gustation, or appertaining unto sapor. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. vii.

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  1. gustation

    Gustation is the scientific term for the sense of taste. It involves the perception and recognition of different flavors in substances placed in the mouth, often through specialized receptor cells in the taste buds on the tongue.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gustationnoun

    the act of tasting

  2. Etymology: [L. gustatio: cf. F. gustation.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gustation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gustation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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