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ethic (et̸h′ik)

noun

  1. a system of moral standards or values the humanist ethic
  2. a particular moral standard or value the success ethic

Etymology: ME ethik < OFr ethique < LL ethica < Gr ēthikē (technē), ethical (art): see ethical

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