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paucity definition

pau·city (pô′sə tē)

noun

  1. fewness; small number
  2. scarcity; dearth; insufficiency

Etymology: ME paucyte < MFr or L: MFr paucité < L paucitas < paucus, few

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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