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dearth

/dɜːθ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.
  2. (by extension) Scarcity; a lack or short supply.
  3. Dearness; the quality of being rare or costly.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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