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avidity

avi·dity

UK/əˈvɪdɪti/ uncommon

noun

1.

Origin

From Middle English avidite, from Old French avidite (modern French avidité), from Latin aviditās (“avidity, covetousness”), equivalent to avid + -ity.

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