VDict - Definition of famine

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famine

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Noun

a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

an acute insufficiency

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Synonyms:
dearth shortage

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "famine":
fabian fain feminine fine fabiana fame famine fan fanion fanny more...
Words contain "famine":
famine the irish famine
Words contain "famine" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
famine the great hunger the irish famine the great starvation the great calamity four horsemen starvation starving

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