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n.
appreciation
sense of what is proper
1) to acquire, cultivate, develop a taste
2) to demonstrate, display, show (a) taste
3) (an) acquired; artistic; bad; discriminating; elegant, excellent, exquisite; good taste (it is bad taste to ignore an invitation to a wedding)
4) a taste for (to develop a taste for music)
5) taste in (they showed good taste in planning the decor; excellent taste in music)
6) in (a certain) taste (everything was done in good taste)
7) (misc.) tastes differ; a sense of taste
sensation obtained from tasting, eating
(also fig.)
8) to leave a taste (the fruit left a pleasant taste in my mouth; the whole affair left a bitter taste in my mouth)
9) to spoil the taste
10) a bad, foul; bitter; mild; nice, pleasant, sweet; sour; strong taste
11) (misc.) the sense of taste
small amount tasted
12) to have, take (esp. AE) a taste (of)
13) to give smb. a taste of smt. (often fig.) (they gave him a taste of his own medicine)
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v.
1) (d; intr.) to taste of (the food tastes of garlic)
2) (s) the food tastes good