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FAMINE

\fˈamɪn], \fˈamɪn], \f_ˈa_m_ɪ_n]\

Definitions of FAMINE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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General scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions; destitution.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

General scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions; destitution.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Lengthy and continuous deprivation of food. (Stedman, 25th ed)

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Scarcity of food; extreme dearth.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

General scarcity of food.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Hunger; scarcity of food.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. [Latin] Scarcity of food; dearth; a general want of provisions; destitution; want; hunger.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Scarcity of food, dearth.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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