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Dearth

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Noun

1. dearth, famine, shortage

an acute insufficiency

2. dearth, paucity

an insufficient quantity or number

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Dearth

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noun
an inadequate amount, esp of food; scarcity

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Dearth

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noun
1.  Obsolete
costliness; dearness
2. 
scarcity of food
3. 
any scarcity or lack

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Dearth

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n.
1. A scarce supply; a lack: "the dearth of uncensored, firsthand information about the war" (Richard Zoglin).
2. Shortage of food; famine.

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