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noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required • an acute insufficiency | ||||||||
| 31% | 6 | Period of extreme famine | ||||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death | ||||||||
| 24% | 10 | State of extreme famine | ||||||
noun • a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period | ||||||||
Brief Period Of Famine Crossword Clue
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SHORTAGE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SHORTAGE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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