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privation

n.
US //pɹaɪˈveɪʃən// UK //pɹaɪvˈeɪʃən// pri·va·tion Archaic
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English privacioun, from Middle French privation, privacion, from Old French privacion, from Latin prīvātiō; compare French privation. See private.

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