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ADDICTION

\ɐdˈɪkʃən], \ɐdˈɪkʃən], \ɐ_d_ˈɪ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of ADDICTION

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Habituation to some practice; specifically the enslavement to a drug-habit.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

State of being habituated.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Habitual inclination; bent. addictedness.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

The act of devoting; the state of being devoted.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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