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Meaning of savour of | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To have a suggestion or trace of a quality or attribute.

UK, transitive

Examples

“In conclusion, it may savour of anticlimax to mention that from May 22 the famous "Sud Express," over the same route, has been covering the 359.7 miles from Paris Austerlitz to Bordeaux in 4 hr. 59 min. daily, at a start-to-stop average of 72.2 m.p.h., and that the northbound train has been taking 5 hr. 7 min. for an average of 70.3.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

savoured savourest savoureth savouring savours savvey