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semifamine

semifamine noun: a state of partial famine.

Noun

semifamine (plural semifamines)

  1. A state of partial famine.

Forms of semifamine

pluralsemifamines

Origin of semifamine

From semi- + famine.

Questions about semifamine

What does semifamine mean?
Semifamine means a state of partial famine.
What part of speech is semifamine?
Semifamine is a noun.
What is the plural of semifamine?
The plural of semifamine is semifamines.

Words near semifamine in the dictionary

  1. semifailure
  2. semifailures
  3. semifake
  4. semifame
  5. semifamiliar
  6. semifamine
  7. semifamines
  8. semifamous
  9. semifarcical
  10. semifasciate
  11. semifasciated

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