inanition

(in′ə nis̸h′ən)

noun

emptiness; specif.,

Origin: ME inanicioun < OFr inanition < LL inanitio < L inanitus, pp. of inanire, to empty < inanis, inane

See inanition in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: Middle English inanisioun, emptiness

Origin: , from Old French inanicion, exhaustion from hunger

Origin: , from Late Latin inānītiō, inānītiōn-, emptiness

Origin: , from inānītus

Origin: , past participle of inānīre, to make empty

Origin: , from Latin inānis, empty

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