paucity
[ paw-si-tee ]
/ ˈpɔ sɪ ti /
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noun
smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness: a country with a paucity of resources.
smallness or insufficiency of number; fewness.
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Origin of paucity
Words nearby paucity
paua, paucal, paucibacillary, paucis verbis, paucisynaptic, paucity, Paul, Paula, Paul, Alice, Paul-Boncour, Paul Bunyan
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paucity
/ (ˈpɔːsɪtɪ) /
noun
smallness of quantity; insufficiency; dearth
smallness of number; fewness
Word Origin for paucity
C15: from Latin paucitās scarcity, from paucus few
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