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edacity

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e⋅dac⋅i⋅ty

  [i-das-i-tee]
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–noun
the state of being edacious; voraciousness; appetite.
Origin:
1620–30; < L edācitās, equiv. to edāci- (s. of edāx) gluttonous, equiv. to ed- eat + -āci- adj. suffix + -tās -ty 2
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e·da·cious   (ĭ-dā'shəs)   
adj.  Characterized by voracity; devouring.

[From Latin edāx, edāc-, from edere, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]
e·dac'i·ty (ĭ-dās'ĭ-tē) n.
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