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famine
famine
/ˈfæmən/
noun
A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
(
famine
)
a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
An acute insufficiency
(
dearth
,
famine
,
shortage
)
an acute insufficiency
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