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Word: Orectic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 17th century (as a noun in the sense ‘stimulant for the appetite’): via modern Latin from Greek orektikos, from oregein ‘stretch out, reach for’. The current sense dates from the late 18th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɒˈrɛktɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
of or concerning desire or appetite.
Short Definition:of or concerning desire or appetite
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