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General scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions; destitution. "Worn with famine." "There was a famine in the land." (Gen. Xxvi.
<medicine> 1) Famine fever, typhus fever.
Origin: F. Famine, fr. L. Fames hunger; cf. Gr. Want, need, Skr. Hani loss, lack, ha to leave.
(01 Mar 1998)
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