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Word of the Day for Wednesday, May 20, 2009satiety \suh-TY-uh-tee\, noun: The state of being full or gratified to or beyond the point of satisfaction. Carbohydrates, especially the starchy ones like pasta and potatoes, provide a feeling of satiety, both physiologically and psychologically. Isidore of Seville, in interpreting the Psalms in the seventh century, seconded the idea that tears produce satiety. "Lamenting," he wrote, "is the food of souls." Satiety is from Latin satietas, from satis, "enough." | |||||||
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