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   Drought

   /drout/

   

   noun

   • 1. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water: "the cause of Europe's recent droughts"
   • ▪ a prolonged absence of a specified thing: "he ended a five-game hitting drought"
   • 2. thirst: archaic, dialect "I asked for something to slake my drought"

   Word Origin late Old Englishdrūgath ‘dryness’, of Germanic origin; compare with Dutch droogte; related to dry.

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