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• behavior — [bē hāv′yər, bihāv′yər] n. [< BEHAVE by analogy with ME havior, property < OFr aveir < avoir, to have] 1. the way a person behaves or acts; conduct; manners 2. a) an organism s responses to stimulation or environment, esp. those… …   English World dictionary

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