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Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: Latin privatio, from privare; DEPRIVE

privation

 noun
     
pri‧va‧tion [uncountable and countable]
formal a lack or loss of the things that everyone needs, such as food, warmth, and shelter:
the privations of wartime
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