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Noun: scarcity  skehrsitee
  1. A small and inadequate amount
    - scarceness

Derived forms: scarcities

See also: scarce

Type of: deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency

Antonym: abundance

Encyclopedia: Scarcity

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scarabaeid beetle
Scarabaeidae
scarabaeus
Scarabaeus sacer
Scaramouch
Scaramouche
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scarcity
Scardinius
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
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