pleonexia

noun

ple·​o·​nex·​ia

ˌplēəˈneksēə

plural -s

: avarice, covetousness

Word History

Etymology

Greek, from pleonektein to be greedy, to have or want more, from pleon, neuter of pleiōn, pleōn more + echein to have

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