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gustation

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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Learned borrowing from Latin gustātiō, gustātiōnis. By surface analysis, gust + -ation.

noun gustations

  1. countable, uncountable The act of tasting. The organ of gustation is not, therefore, restricted to the production of that sense, but participates in the sense of touch.
  2. countable, uncountable The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste.

Similar: gust, gustation, taste · Opposite: ageusia

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noun

Similar: gust, gustation, taste · Opposite: ageusia

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noun The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste

Españolgustación
日本語味覚 mikaku
Portuguêsgustação
Françaisgustation
DeutschGeschmack
Italianogustazione

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"gustation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gustation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gustation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gustation

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"gustation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gustation.

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@misc{gustation_2026,
  title = {gustation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gustation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}