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famine
noun
a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
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- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- F
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- AMIN
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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Pronunciation
ˈfæmɪn
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noun
a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
noun
an acute insufficiency
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