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paucity

[ paw-si-tee ]

noun

  1. smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness:

    a country with a paucity of resources.

  2. smallness or insufficiency of number; fewness.


paucity

/ ˈ±èɔ˲õɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. smallness of quantity; insufficiency; dearth
  2. smallness of number; fewness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of paucity1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English paucite, from Latin ±è²¹³Ü³¦¾±³ÙÄå²õ “fewness,†derivative of paucus “f±ð·Éâ€; -ity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of paucity1

C15: from Latin ±è²¹³Ü³¦¾±³ÙÄå²õ scarcity, from paucus few
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England's paucity of high-quality defenders, certainly compared to their riches in attack, may ultimately inspire similar caution, especially in an environment that naturally breeds restrictive thinking.

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Sadly, some people will consider that competency as more of a strike than the paucity of emotional resonance that places her show a step or two above a Williams-Sonoma catalogue.

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Furthermore, only a paucity of studies deal with the effects of plastics on the atmosphere and the cryosphere, which is that part of the Earth's surface where water is present as snow or ice.

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Some of them are also affecting U.S. start-ups, including a paucity of I.P.O.s and sales that allow employees to cash out and venture capital firms to realize profits.

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“Participants were almost uniformly sobered by the paucity of effective constraints on abuse of power.â€

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