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| pri·va·tion [ pr váysh'n ] (plural pri·va·tions) |
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1. lack of life's necessities: lack of the basic necessities of life such as food, housing, and heating
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2. act of depriving somebody: the act of depriving somebody of something
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| [14th century. < Latin privation-< privare "deprive, isolate" < privus "single, isolated"] |
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