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inanition

ina·ni·tion

UK/ɪnəˈnɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

2.

exhaustion resulting from lack of food

Origin

From Middle English inanicioun, borrowed from Old French inanition, itself borrowed from Late Latin inānītio, from inānīre (“to make empty”), from inānis (“empty, vain”); see inane.

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