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caco·ethes (kak′ō ē′t̸hēz′)

noun

a hankering (to do something); mania

Etymology: L < Gr kakoēthēs < kakos, bad + ēthos, habit: see ethical

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