| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ep·i·cure |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   p  -ky r |
| NOUN: | 1. A person with refined taste, especially in food and wine. 2. A person devoted to sensuous pleasure and luxurious living. See Usage Note at gourmet. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, an Epicurean, from Medieval Latin epic rus, from Latin Epicrus, Epicurus, from Greek Epikouros.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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