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n. - A feeling of craving something.

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  • The term appetence or appetency applies not only to organic needs, but also in a general manner to
  • Is it just the appetence of an Omar Khayyam, the leer of an Abu Nuwas,
  • Luiz Cane (9-1) will be making his third appetence in the Octagon and is also coming off his first win in the UFC.
  • There was no thief on the course who did not wait, in hungry appetence, the sportsman's descent from the stand; yet the novice outstripped them all.
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