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Shakespeare was the first to use "addiction" in the modern sense, in his play ''Henry V'', in reference to the king
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'''Addiction etymology''', or the historical roots of the word "[[addiction]]", are fascinating.
 
'''Addiction etymology''', or the historical roots of the word "[[addiction]]", are fascinating.
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[[Shakespeare]] was the first to use "addiction" in the modern sense, in his play ''[[Henry V]]'', in reference to the king:
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{{cquote|his addiction was to courses vain.}}
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By that the Archbishop in this play was observing that the King was inclined to activities that reinforced his own vanity.
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Around the beginning of the 20th century the word "addict" switched from an adjective to a noun, to refer primarily to drug dependency.<ref>https://www.northpointrecovery.com/blog/slave-addiction-origins-word/</ref>
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
*[[addiction]]
 
*[[addiction]]
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== References ==
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