Definition of Famne

Definition of Famne

Fam"ine (?), n. [F. famine, fr. L. fames hunger; cf. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; want, need, Skr. hāni loss, lack, hā to leave.] General scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions; destitution. "Worn with famine." Milton.

There was a famine in the land.

Gen. xxvi. 1.

Famine fever(Med.), typhus fever.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

extreme shortage of food in a region

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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