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glut·ton·y

[gluht-n-ee]
noun
excessive eating and drinking.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English glotonie, glutonie < Old French glotonie; see glutton1, -y3


gormandizing, intemperance, voracity.

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gluttony (ˈɡlʌtənɪ)
 
n
the act or practice of eating to excess

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