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semistarvation
[ sem-ee-stahr-vey-shuhn, sem-ahy- ]
/ ˌsɛm i stɑrˈveɪ ʃən, ˌsɛm aɪ- /
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noun
the state of being nearly starved.
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Origin of semistarvation
First recorded in 1850–55; semi- + starvation
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