"cookbookery" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From cookbook + -ery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cookbook|ery}} cookbook + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cookbookery (uncountable)
  1. (derogatory) The application of (especially mathematical) techniques learned by rote, without proper understanding or consideration. Tags: derogatory, uncountable
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