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appetency

[ap-i-tuhn-see]

noun, plural ap·pe·ten·cies.

Origin:
1620–30; < Latin appetentia a craving for, equivalent to appetent- (stem of appetēns, present participle of appetere; see appetence) + -ia -ia; see -ency

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appetence or appetency (ˈæpɪtəns)

—n , pl -tences, -tencies
1.	a natural craving or desire
2.	a natural or instinctive inclination
3.	an attraction or affinity

[C17: from Latin appetentia, from appetere to crave]

appetency or appetency

—n

[C17: from Latin appetentia, from appetere to crave]

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appetency

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