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savor

sa·vor [ sáyvər ]


verb  (past and past participle sa·vored, present participle sa·vor·ing, 3rd person present singular sa·vors)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb enjoy something unhurriedly: to enjoy something with unhurried appreciation
savor the moment

2. transitive verb relish something: to enjoy the taste or smell of something

3. intransitive verb show traces: to show traces of something
something in his manner that savored of deceit



noun  (plural sa·vors)
Definition:
 
1. enjoyment: enjoyment and relish

2. taste or smell something has: the way that something tastes or smells

3. distinctive quality: a quality that identifies or distinguishes something

[12th century. Via Old French savour< Latin sapor "taste" < sapere "have a taste"]

sa·vor·less adjective
sa·vor·ous adjective
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