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ethic(2)(dictionary)
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ethic (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: ethique, from Greek ethikos, from ethos; ETHOS]
[C] a general idea or belief that influences people's behaviour and attitudes
::The old ethic of hard work has given way to a new ethic of instant gratification.
-see also work ethic
ethics [plural] moral rules or principles of behaviour for deciding what is right and wrong
::a report on the ethics of gene therapy
professional/business/medical ethics
(=the moral rules relating to a particular profession)
::public concern about medical ethics
::Televised news is based on a code of ethics .