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The definition of a recipe is a set of instructions to follow to prepare a particular food item, or is a set of actions and steps to take that are likely to lead to a particular result.

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A set of instructions telling you how to make chocolate chip cookies is an example of a recipe.
Making bad decisions is an example of a recipe for disaster.

See recipe in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

prescription (sense )
a list of materials and directions for preparing a dish or drink
any procedure for accomplishing something

Origin: L, imper. of recipere: see receive

See recipe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A set of directions with a list of ingredients for making or preparing something, especially food.
A formula for or means to a desired end: a recipe for success.
A medical prescription.

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Origin: Latin

Origin: , sing. imperative of recipere, to take, receive; see receive

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