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avarice definition

ava·rice (av′ə ris)

noun

too great a desire to have wealth; cupidity

Etymology: ME & OFr < L avaritia < avarus, greedy < avere, to desire

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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