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starving
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adjective
(= starved)
suffering from lack of food
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noun
(= starvation)
the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender
they were charged with the starvation of children in their care
phenomenon
Noun
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A phenomenon is a fact or event that you can observe (see or hear or sense), especially one that is not fully understood.
But this explanation is not enough to explain the observed phenomena.
Football violence is not a particularly new phenomenon, and it isn't only a British problem.
These scientists study such phenomena as storms and changing climate.
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A phenomenon is a person, show, book, etc. that is very popular.
nowiki'N Sync/nowiki was something of a pop music phenomenon in the late 90s.
Snakes as pets are not a new phenomenon, but they do seem to be growing more popular.