Paucity

  • 71poco — in musical directions, a little, slightly, 1724, from It. poco, from L. paucus (see PAUCITY (Cf. paucity)) …

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  • 72pau|ci|ty — «P swa> tee», noun. 1. a small number; fewness: »the paucity of the troops (John L. Motley). 2. a small amount; scarcity; lack: »Because of the paucity of coonskins, he s using Australian rabbit, skunk, and even American silver fox (Wall… …

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  • 73pau·ci·ty — /ˈpɑːsəti/ noun [singular] formal : a small amount of something : an amount that is less than what is needed or wanted There was a relative paucity [=lack] of detail in the report. a paucity [=dearth] …

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  • 74ECONOMIC HISTORY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: first temple period exile and restoration second temple period talmudic era muslim middle ages medieval christendom economic doctrines early modern period sephardim and ashkenazim… …

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  • 75A few — Few Few (f[=u]), a. [Compar. {Fewer} (f[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Fewest}.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe[ a], pl. fe[ a]we; akin to OS. f[=a]h, OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf.… …

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  • 76Anagallis arvensis — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… …

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  • 77Few — (f[=u]), a. [Compar. {Fewer} (f[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Fewest}.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe[ a], pl. fe[ a]we; akin to OS. f[=a]h, OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf. {Paucity}.]… …

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  • 78Fewer — Few Few (f[=u]), a. [Compar. {Fewer} (f[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Fewest}.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe[ a], pl. fe[ a]we; akin to OS. f[=a]h, OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf.… …

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  • 79Fewest — Few Few (f[=u]), a. [Compar. {Fewer} (f[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Fewest}.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe[ a], pl. fe[ a]we; akin to OS. f[=a]h, OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf.… …

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  • 80Fewness — Few ness, n. 1. The state of being few; smallness of number; paucity. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Brevity; conciseness. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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