Definition of paucity

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pau·ci·ty    (pôs-t) KEY 

NOUN:

1. Smallness of number; fewness.
2. Scarcity; dearth: a paucity of natural resources.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English paucite, from Old French, from Latin paucits, from paucus, few; see pau-¹ in Indo-European roots