Definition of famine

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Famine (n.) General scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions; destitution.

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Dearth :: Dearth (n.) Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine..
Famish :: Famish (v. t.) To force or constrain by famine.
Famine :: Famine (n.) General scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions; destitution.
Typhus :: Typhus (n.) A contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks, attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also called jail fever, famine fever, putrid fever, spottled fever, etc. See Jail fever, under Jail..
Starve :: Starve (v. t.) To distress or subdue by famine; as, to starvea garrison into a surrender..
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