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Definition of
savor noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
savor
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈseɪvər
/
/
[
usually singular
]
(
formal
or
)
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1
(
literary
)
a taste or smell, especially a pleasant one
2
(
figurative
)
For Emma, life had lost its savor.
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