paucité

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French

Etymology

From Middle French paucité, apparently borrowed in the mid 14th century from Latin paucitās (a small number, fewness, scarcity), from paucus (few, little).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

paucité f (plural paucités)

  1. paucity (fewness in number; a small number)

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