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satiety

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sa·ti·e·ty  (s-t-t)
n.
The condition of being full or gratified beyond the point of satisfaction; surfeit.
[French satiete, from Old French saciete, from Latin satiets, from satis, sufficient; see s- in Indo-European roots.]
satiety [səˈtaɪɪtɪ]
n
the state of being satiated
[from Latin satietās, from satis enough]
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Noun1.satiety - the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
repletion, satiation
fullness - the condition of being filled to capacity
Translations
satiety
n → Sättigung f; they ate to satiety → sie aßen sich satt
satiety [səˈtaɪətɪ] n (frm) → sazietà
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