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appetizer definition

ap·pe·tizer (-tī′zər)

noun

  1. a small portion of a tasty food or a drink to stimulate the appetite at the beginning of a meal
  2. a bit of something that excites a desire for more

Etymology: < appetizing + -er

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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