Famine vs Farming - What's the difference?
famine | farming |
(uncountable) extreme shortage of food in a region
* 1971 , Central Institute of Research & Training in Public Cooperation
(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 business of cultivating land, raising stocks etc.
* 1692 , John Quick, Synodicon in Gallia reformata
Pertaining to the agricultural business.
Raising livestock or fish.
As a proper noun famine
is the personification of famine, often depicted riding a black horse.As a noun farming is
the business of cultivating land, raising stocks etc.As an adjective farming is
pertaining to the agricultural business.As a verb farming is
.famine
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Noun
(wikipedia famine)- Dr. Bhatia pointed out that famine had occurred in all ages and in all societies where means of communication and transport were not developed.
- The root causes of the current famine are known: poverty, low health standards....
farming
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Noun
- We discharge them also of all Farmings of Benefices, and Church Lands, or Goods, of which they were spoiled by those who Commanded under their General.