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paucity
[ paw-si-tee ]
/ ˈpɔ sɪ ti /
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Origin of paucity
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English paucite, from Latin paucitās “fewness,” derivative of paucus “few”; see -ity
Words nearby paucity
patzer, Pau, paua, paucal, paucis verbis, paucity, Paul, Paula, Paul, Alice, Paul-Boncour, Paul Bunyan
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British Dictionary definitions for paucity
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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