gastronomic

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They dined as well as could be expected in a country which is not gastronomic, and Mr. Barker produced a rare brand of cigars, without which, he informed his guest, he never travelled.

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  • This word, when it first hit English, was certainly the province of people who really could not avoid sounding pretentious and/or faddish in matters gastronomic (unless they were Italian).
  • What I looked upon as a gastronomic ruse of the detectives sometimes overcame my fear of eating. —  A Mind That Found Itself
  • There were several restaurants and cafes in Daroca set up as showcases for their gastronomic patrons. —  Hamilton, Peter F. - [Void 01] - The Dreaming Void
  • If you want to know what's cooking in the Triad culinary scene - literally - this is what I've found on the dockets this week: Several downtown Winston-Salem restaurants have banded together for what they call a "gastronomic recovery plan." —  Yes Weekly
  • Abacus, Jasper's, Shinsei and Rathbun's Blue Plate Kitchen are four of the Dallas area's leading gastronomic sensations.
 

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/gæstroʊkˈnɑmɪk,ɪkəl/
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