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The definition of gluttony is eating too much.

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Eating 20 cans of spaghetti in one sitting is an example of gluttony.

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See gluttony in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. gluttonies

the habit or act of eating too much

Origin: ME glotonie < OFr < gloton, glutton

See gluttony in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. glut·ton·ies

Excess in eating or drinking.

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