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Word: Savour
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin sapor, from sapere ‘to taste’
ˈseɪvə
taste (good food or drink) and enjoy it to the full
Short Definition:taste good food or drink and enjoy it to full
Examples:- gourmets will want to savour our game specialities
have a suggestion or trace of (a quality or attribute, typically one considered bad)
Short Definition:have suggestion or trace of
Examples:- their genuflections savoured of superstition and popery
- savor
Word: Savour
Speech Type: Noun
ˈseɪvə
a characteristic taste, flavour, or smell, especially a pleasant one
Short Definition:characteristic taste, flavour, or smell
Examples:- the subtle savour of wood smoke
- savor
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