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paucity

n.
US //ˈpɔsəˌti// UK //pˈɔːsɪti// pauci·ty
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Origin

From Middle English paucete, paucite, paucyte, partly from Middle French paucité and partly from its etymon, Latin paucitās (“a small number, fewness, scarcity”), from paucus (“few, little”). Related to few.

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