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  1. Pleonexia
    Pleonexia, sometimes called pleonexy, originates from the Greek language πλεονεξια and is a philosophical concept employed both in the New Testament and in writings by Plato and Aristotle. It roughly corresponds to greed, covetousness, or avarice, and is strictly defined as "the insatiable...
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  2. pleonexia
    Rarely used term for excessive greediness. ... Origin: pleo-+ G. Echo, fut. Hexo, to have ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?pleonexia

  3. pleonexia
    (ple″o-nek´se-ә) a psychiatric disorder characterized by greediness; excessive desire for acquisition of wealth or objects. the condition of being pleonectic.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  4. pleonexia
    pleonexia A psychiatric disorder characterized by greediness; excessive desire for acquisition of wealth or objects.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1695/3

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