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Definition of gluttony noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gluttony

noun

/ˈɡlʌtəni/

/ˈɡlʌtəni/

[uncountable] (disapproving)

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the habit of eating and drinking too much synonym greed
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French glutonie, from gluton ‘glutton’.

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