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Word: Inanition
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from late Latin inanitio(n-), from Latin inanire ‘make empty’, from inanis ‘empty, vain’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɪnəˈnɪʃ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
exhaustion caused by lack of nourishment
Short Definition:exhaustion caused by lack of nourishment
Examples:- the members of the rear party died of inanition
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