recipe [ rec·i·pe ]
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1. A set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required.
She had the opportunity to work with various ingredients and recipes.
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2. Something which is likely to lead to a particular outcome.
Pinning your hopes on the state is a recipe for disappointment.
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3. A medical prescription.
This work-diary is composed of medical recipes written in a technical and highly abbreviated Latin.
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1. Late Middle English from Latin, literally ‘receive!’ (first used as an instruction in medical prescriptions), imperative of recipere.

