obesity

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English

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Etymology

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From French obésité, from Latin obēsitās, from obēsus (fat).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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obesity (countable and uncountable, plural obesities)

  1. (pathology) The state of being obese.

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References

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  1. ^ Meredith, L. P. (1872) “Obesity”, in Every-Day Errors of Speech[1], Philadelphia: J.P. Lippincott & Co., page 33.