| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ap·pe·tence |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   p  -t ns |
| NOUN: | 1. A strong craving or desire. 2. A tendency or propensity. 3. A natural attraction or affinity. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Probably French appétence, from Latin appetentia, from appet ns, appetent-, present participle of appetere, to strive after. See appetite. | | OTHER FORMS: | appe·tent —ADJECTIVE
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