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noun (n)

• the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat(noun.act)

  Example:
  People are needed who have experience in cookery.
  

  Synonym:
  cooking, preparation
  

  source: wordnet30
• The art or process of preparing food for the table, by dressing, compounding, and the application of heat.(noun)

  source: webster1913