DESTITUTIONS

Noun

destitutions

plural of destitution

Source: Wiktionary


DESTITUTION

Des`ti*tu"tion, n. Etym: [L. destitutio a forsaking.]

Definition: The state of being deprived of anything; the state or condition of being destitute, needy, or without resources; deficiency; lack; extreme poverty; utter want; as, the inundation caused general destitution.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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