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privation definition

pri·va·tion (prī vā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a depriving or being deprived; deprivation; specif., the loss or absence of some quality or condition
  2. lack of the ordinary necessities of life

Etymology: ME privacion < L privatio < privare: see private

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