gluttony

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

Origin of gluttony

1
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English glotonie, glutonie, from Old French glotonie; equivalent to glutton1 + -y3

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gluttony

/ (ˈɡlʌtənɪ) /


noun
  1. the act or practice of eating to excess

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