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1.
etī̆k
n.(1)
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(a) The science or principles of human conduct, ethics; (b) a particular system of ethics, a discussion of moral principles; esp., the ethical treatises of Aristotle (often pl.).
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etī̆k
adj.(2)
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(a)
fever etik
, hectic fever; (b) of persons: suffering from hectic fever; ?consumptive.
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