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fam•ine



Pronunciation: (fam'in), [key]
—n.
1. extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
2. any extreme and general scarcity.
3. extreme hunger; starvation.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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