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dearth (dʉrt̸h)

noun

  1. Obsolete costliness; dearness
  2. scarcity of food
  3. any scarcity or lack

Etymology: ME derth < dere: see dear & -th

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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