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Famine vs Faine - What's the difference?

famine | faine |

As a proper noun famine

is the personification of famine, often depicted riding a black horse.

As a noun faine is

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As a verb faine is

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famine

English

Noun

(wikipedia famine)
  • (uncountable) extreme shortage of food in a region
  • * 1971 , Central Institute of Research & Training in Public Cooperation
    • Dr. Bhatia pointed out that famine had occurred in all ages and in all societies where means of communication and transport were not developed.
  • (countable) a period of extreme shortage of food in a region
  • * 1986 , United States Congress, House Select Committee on Hunger, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Famine and Recovery in Africa
    • The root causes of the current famine are known: poverty, low health standards....

    faine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Verb

    (fain)
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