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paucity

noun

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A shortage or insufficient amount.

The paucity of surviving letters made the biography difficult to write.
Dictionary practice example.
Despite the profusion of images, the volunteers faced a paucity of reliable dates for the older celebrations.
From Too Much of One Thing, Too Little of Another.
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