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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gyeolfip
"그는 경험이 결핍되어 있다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities; scarcity.
"A paucity of rainfall during the summer months severely damaged the crops." - 2
A smallness of number; fewness.
"The committee noted the paucity of qualified candidates applying for the position."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'paucitas', meaning 'fewness', which stems from 'paucus', meaning 'few' or 'little'. It entered the English language in the late 15th century via Old French 'paucité', maintaining its core meaning denoting scarcity or an insufficient quantity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Paucity" is said worldwide
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pauvreté
Transliteration: /pov.ʁə.te/
"Il y a une pauvreté de preuves dans cette affaire."
Mangel
Transliteration: /ˈmaŋl̩/
"Es herrscht ein Mangel an qualifizierten Arbeitskräften."
paurità
Transliteration: /pau.riˈta/
"C'è una paurità di risorse per questo progetto."
escasez
Transliteration: /es.kaˈset/
"Hay una escasez de agua potable en la región."
escassez
Transliteration: /es.kaˈsez/
"A escassez de recursos prejudicou o estudo."
कमी
Transliteration: kami
"इस क्षेत्र में पानी की भारी कमी है।"
缺乏
Transliteration: quēfá
"会议上缺乏实质性的讨论。"
결핍
Transliteration: gyeolfip
"그는 경험이 결핍되어 있다."
乏しさ
Transliteration: tabusisa
"資料の乏しさが研究を困難にしている。"
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