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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•pe•tence (ap′i təns),USA pronunciation n. - intense desire;
strong natural craving; appetite. - instinctive inclination or natural tendency.
- material or chemical attraction or affinity.
Also, appetency. - French appétence
- Latin appetere, equivalent. to ap- ap-1 + petere to seek) + -ence; or
- appete (obsolete) to seek for, long for (1600–10
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