- noun
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- lack of things necessary for life; deprivation [Barron]
- the state of being deprived; especially: lack of what is needed for existence [Taisha]
More word meanings for privation
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- Wiktionary:
- privation @ wiktionary
- WordNet:
- privation @ wordnet.princeton.edu
- Merriam-Webster Online:
- privation @ M-W.com
- MSN Encarta:
- privation @ Encarta
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
- privation @ AHD provided by Yahoo! Education
- Answers.com:
- privation @ Answers.com
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