Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semistarvation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
semis-tar-va-tion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state of partial starvation.

Uncountable

Etymology

From semi- + starvation.

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Questions

What does semistarvation mean?
A state of partial starvation.
Where does semistarvation come from?
From semi- + starvation.

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