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appetence

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ap⋅pe⋅tence

  [ap-i-tuhns]
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–noun
1. intense desire; strong natural craving; appetite.
2. instinctive inclination or natural tendency.
3. material or chemical attraction or affinity.
Also, appetency.

Origin:
1600–10; appete (obs.) to seek for, long for (< L appetere, equiv. to ap- ap- 1 + petere to seek) + -ence; or < F appétence

Related forms:
ap⋅pe⋅tent, adjective
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ap·pe·tence   (āp'ĭ-təns)   
n.  

  1. A strong craving or desire.

  2. A tendency or propensity.

  3. A natural attraction or affinity.


[Probably French appétence, from Latin appetentia, from appetēns, appetent-, present participle of appetere, to strive after; see appetite.]
ap'pe·tent adj.
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