"famishment" meaning in English

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          "text": "[…] among the French planters, the slaves are in a condition of almost utter famishment during the great portion of the year.",
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          "ref": "1957, James Purdy, “The Pupil”, in The Complete Short Stories of James Purdy, New York: Liveright, published 2013, page 682:",
          "text": "As the young Cuban tasted his flesh, his tropical appetite long depressed by the North American dryness suddenly revived, and brought to his mind the thought of his long famishment.",
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          "ref": "1991, Ben Okri, The Famished Road, New York: Nan A. Talese, published 1992, Section 1, Book 5, Chapter 2, p. 329:",
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        "(now literary) The state or process of being famished."
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          "text": "And there ſhalbe erthquakes / in all quarters / and famyſſhment / and troubles.",
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        "(obsolete) Famine."
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