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o•rex•is
(ô rek′sis, ō rek′-),USA pronunciation n. Psychol.
o•rec•tic
(ô rek′tik, ō rek′-),USA pronunciation adj.
- Psychologythe affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act.
- Greek órexis desire, equivalent. to orég(ein) to desire + -sis -sis
- Latin: longing, appetite
- 1610–20
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