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savouring Definition


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savour
savor
noun
    1. The characteristic taste or smell of something.
    2. A faint but unmistakable quality.
    3. A hint or trace.
    4. Relish or enjoyment.
verb savoured, savouring
    1. To taste or smell with relish.
    2. To take pleasure in something.
      Thesaurus: enjoy, relish, fancy, appreciate, value, admire.
    3. To flavour or season.
    4. To relish.
    5. To show signs of it; to smack of it.
      Form: savour of something (chiefly)
Derivative: savourless
adj
    Etymology: 13c: from French savour, from Latin sapor, from sapere to taste.



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