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Nov 30, 2009
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vo•lup•tu•ar•y



Pronunciation: (vu-lup'chOO-er"ē), [key]
n., pl. -ar•ies,
adj.


n.
a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure.

adj.
of, pertaining to, or characterized by preoccupation with luxury and sensual pleasure: voluptuary tastes.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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