noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The art of cooking. obsolete, rare, uncountable

   "From the very first appearance of magirology in Greece, it produced effects absolutely magical."

2. 2
   The science or study of cooking. obsolete, rare, uncountable

Synonyms

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culinary art

Example

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"From the very first appearance of magirology in Greece, it produced effects absolutely magical."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μάγειρος (mágeiros, “a cook”) + -logy (“science of, study of”).

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