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appetency

American  
[ap-i-tuhn-see] / ˈæp ɪ tən si /

noun

plural

appetencies

  1. appetence.

Etymology

Origin of appetency

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

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