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fam·ish·ment

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. starvation, famishmentnoun

    a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

Wiktionary

  1. famishmentnoun

    Starvation; the fact or process of being famished.

  2. famishmentnoun

    Famine.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Famishmentnoun

    The pain of hunger; want of food.

    Etymology: from famish.

    Apicius, thou did’st on thy gut bestow
    Full ninety millions; yet, when this was spent,
    Ten millions still remain’d to thee; which thou,
    Fearing to suffer thirst and famishment,
    In poison’d potion drank’st. George Hakewill, on Providence.

ChatGPT

  1. famishment

    Famishment refers to the state of extreme hunger or the condition of suffering from lack of food and nutrients, often resulting in weakness or starvation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Famishmentnoun

    state of being famished

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of FAMISHMENT in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of FAMISHMENT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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