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Word: Penury
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin penuria ‘need, scarcity’; perhaps related to paene ‘almost’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɛnjʊri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the state of being very poor; extreme poverty
Short Definition:state of being very poor
Examples:- he couldn't face another year of penury
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