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   rec·i·pe

   /ˈresəˌpē/

   noun

   • 1. a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required: "a traditional Indonesian recipe" Similar cooking directionsarchaic:receipt
   • ▪ something which is likely to lead to a particular outcome: "sky-high interest rates are a recipe for disaster" Similar means/way of achievingmeans/way of ensuringprescriptionformulamethodtechniquesystemprocedureplanlikely cause ofsource ofMOprocessmeanswayblueprintmodus operandi
   • ▪ a medical prescription: "it would be useless to enumerate all the drugs and recipes for their application which have been tried"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘receive!’ (first used as an instruction in medical prescriptions), imperative of recipere.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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