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privation
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privation
(noun)
privation
/praɪ
ˈ
veɪʃən/
noun
plural
privations
privation
/praɪ
ˈ
veɪʃən/
noun
plural
privations
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRIVATION
formal
:
a lack or loss of the basic things that people need to live properly
[
noncount
]
The country has suffered through long periods of economic
privation
.
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the
privations
of poverty
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