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[dɪˈfɪʃnt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient
(e.g: this diet is deficient in vitamin B)
- having an intellectual disability
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Origin
:
late 16th century (originally in the theological phrase deficient cause, denoting a failure or deficiency that has a particular consequence): from Latin deficient- ‘failing’, from the verb deficere (see defect)
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