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jealousy definition

jeal·ousy (jel′əs ē)

noun

  1. the quality or condition of being jealous
  2. pl. jealousies -·ous·ies an instance of this; jealous feeling

Etymology: ME jalousie < OFr gelosie < gelos: see jealous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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