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feminine
/ˈetika/
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Translation
ethics
Word origin
From Latin ethica, from Greek ethike ('the study of character'), from ethos ('character, custom'). The same root gives English 'ethics' and 'ethical'.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- ethike
- English cognates
- ethics, ethical
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraléticas
Examples
cualquier profesión.
Ethics is important in any profession.
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We studied ethics in philosophy class.
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Do you think his decision was a matter of ethics?
admirable.
Her professional ethics are admirable.
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The company has a very strict code of ethics.
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