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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
avarice/ˈavərɪs/
▶noun extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
– derivatives
avaricious adjective,
avariciously adverb,
avariciousness noun.
avaricious adjective,
avariciously adverb,
avariciousness noun.
– origin ME: from OFr., from L. avaritia, from avarus ‘greedy’.
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