paucity
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sɪ noun
1.
smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness: a country with a paucity of resources.
2.
smallness or insufficiency of number; fewness.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English paucite < Latin paucitās fewness, derivative of paucus few; see -ity
1375–1425; late Middle English paucite < Latin paucitās fewness, derivative of paucus few; see -ity
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| —n | |
| 1. | smallness of quantity; insufficiency; dearth |
| 2. | smallness of number; fewness |
| [C15: from Latin paucitās scarcity, from paucus few] | |
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Paucity
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| Main Entry: | paucity |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an insufficiency; dearth |
| Etymology: | Latin paucus 'little' |
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Word Origin & History
paucity
c.1425, from O.Fr. paucité (14c.), from L. paucitatem (nom. paucitas) "fewness, scarcity," from paucus "few, little," from PIE base *pau- "few, little" (cf. L. paullus "little," parvus "little, small," pauper "poor;" O.E. feawe "few," fola "young horse;" O.N. fylja "young female horse").
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Example sentences
Providing credit to small business in the developing world is difficult, thanks to the paucity of credit bureaus.
They complain about a paucity of offerings.
The absence of narrative punch is compounded by a paucity of interesting characters.
Indeed, for that matter, this essay has a noticeable paucity of historical context.
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