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penury
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[ˈpɛnjʊri], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the state of being very poor; extreme poverty
(e.g: he couldn't face another year of penury)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin penuria ‘need, scarcity’; perhaps related to paene ‘almost’
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