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TAKE THE QUIZ“Want of”
The following 3 entries include the term Want of.
for (the) want of
idiom: because of not having (something) : because (something) does not exist or is not available
in want of
idiom: in the condition of wanting or needing (something)
not for want of
idiom: not because of not having or doing (something)
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