See paucity on Wiktionary
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"word": "penuria"
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"sense": "fewness in number; a small number",
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"sense": "fewness in number; a small number",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "fewness in number; a small number",
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"sense": "fewness in number; a small number",
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nečyslennistʹ",
"sense": "fewness in number; a small number",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "нечисленність"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "mala kilʹkistʹ",
"sense": "fewness in number; a small number",
"word": "мала кількість"
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"sense": "smallness in size or amount",
"word": "geringheid"
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"sense": "smallness in size or amount",
"word": "niukkuus"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "smallness in size or amount",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
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"word": "laghad"
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "smallness in size or amount",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "paucitās"
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "óskudnost",
"sense": "smallness in size or amount",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "о́скудност"
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"sense": "smallness in size or amount",
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"masculine"
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"sense": "smallness in size or amount",
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"masculine"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nestača",
"sense": "smallness in size or amount",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "нестача"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nedostatnistʹ",
"sense": "smallness in size or amount",
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"word": "недостатність"
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