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How to pronounce “privation”
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Pronunciation guide for privation
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- Practice the English pronunciation of privation with real speech in context.
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- Definition summary
- (philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
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How to pronounce privation
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A Deep Dive Into “privation”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
- The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.
- The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.
- (obsolete) Degradation or suspension from an office.
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