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dearth  audio  (dûrth) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. A scarce supply; a lack: "the dearth of uncensored, firsthand information about the war" (Richard Zoglin).
  2. Shortage of food; famine.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English derthe, from Old English *dorthu, costliness, from dore, costly ; see dear1


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