paucity

[ paw-si-tee ]
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noun
  1. smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness: a country with a paucity of resources.

  2. smallness or insufficiency of number; fewness.

Origin of paucity

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English paucite, from Latin paucitās “fewness,” derivative of paucus “few”; see -ity

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British Dictionary definitions for paucity

paucity

/ (ˈpɔːsɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. smallness of quantity; insufficiency; dearth

  2. smallness of number; fewness

Origin of paucity

1
C15: from Latin paucitās scarcity, from paucus few

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