INDIGENCE
\ɪndˈɪd͡ʒəns], \ɪndˈɪdʒəns], \ɪ_n_d_ˈɪ_dʒ_ə_n_s]\
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a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
By Princeton University
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a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Daniel Lyons
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n. Want of estate or means of comfortable subsistence ; - poverty ; penury ; destitution.
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