"scarcity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈskɛɹsɪti/ [General-American], /ˈskɛəsɪti/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scarcity.wav [Southern-England] Forms: scarcities [plural]
Etymology: From Old Northern French escarcete; by surface analysis, scarce + -ity. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro-nor|escarcete}} Old Northern French escarcete, {{surf|en|scarce|-ity|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, scarce + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scarcity (countable and uncountable, plural scarcities)
  1. (uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (condition of something being scarce): infrequency Translations (the condition of something being scarce or deficient): σπάνις (spánis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), escasez [feminine] (Asturian), липса (lipsa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), оскъдица (oskǎdica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), escassetat [feminine] (Catalan), escassedat [feminine] (Catalan), escassesa [feminine] (Catalan), nedostatek [masculine] (Czech), schaarste [common-gender] (Dutch), malabundo (Esperanto), vähyys (Finnish), manque [masculine] (French), rareté [feminine] (French), escaseza [feminine] (Galician), Mangel [masculine] (German), Knappheit [feminine] (German), σπάνις (spánis) (Greek), έλλειψη (élleipsi) (Greek), στενότητα (stenótita) [feminine] (Greek), scarsità [feminine] (Italian), paucitās [feminine] (Latin), ску́дност (skúdnost) [feminine] (Macedonian), о́скудност (óskudnost) [feminine] (Macedonian), niedostatek [masculine] (Polish), escassez [feminine] (Portuguese), нехва́тка (nexvátka) [feminine] (Russian), ску́дость (skúdostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), недоста́ток (nedostátok) [masculine] (Russian), cion [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), gainne [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), gainnead [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), escasez (Spanish), uchache (Swahili), uhaba (Swahili), kauyakan (Tagalog), కొరత (korata) (Telugu), неста́ча (nestáča) [feminine] (Ukrainian), anamlder [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-scarcity-en-noun-aC7nadLd Disambiguation of 'condition of something being scarce': 85 15 Disambiguation of 'the condition of something being scarce or deficient': 94 6
  2. (countable) An inadequate amount of something; a shortage. Tags: countable Synonyms (inadequate amount of something): dearth Translations (an inadequate amount of something; a shortage): недостиг (nedostig) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 缺少 (quēshǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), nedostatek [masculine] (Czech), tekort (Dutch), pula (Finnish), pénurie [feminine] (French), escaseza [feminine] (Galician), scarsità [feminine] (Italian), inopia [feminine] (Latin), недостаток (nedostatok) [masculine] (Macedonian), недостиг (nedostig) [masculine] (Macedonian), ngōuruuru (Maori), escassez [feminine] (Portuguese), carestia [feminine] (Portuguese), недоста́ток (nedostátok) [masculine] (Russian), дефици́т (deficít) [masculine] (Russian), cion [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), gainne [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), gainnead [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), carestía [feminine] (Spanish), uchache (Swahili), uhaba (Swahili), కొరత (korata) (Telugu), неста́ча (nestáča) [feminine] (Ukrainian), prinder [masculine] (Welsh), diffyg [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-scarcity-en-noun-KV7VecUu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 31 69 Disambiguation of 'inadequate amount of something': 9 91 Disambiguation of 'an inadequate amount of something; a shortage': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rareness, rarity, deficiency, lack, infrequency, penury, want Derived forms: artificial scarcity, digital scarcity, postscarcity, root of scarcity

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      "english": "condition of something being scarce",
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          "ref": "July 6, 1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 136",
          "text": "Praise […] owes its value only to its scarcity."
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        {
          "ref": "1994 February, Robert D. Kaplan, “The Coming Anarchy”, in The Atlantic",
          "text": "To understand the events of the next fifty years, then, one must understand environmental scarcity, cultural and racial clash, geographic destiny, and the transformation of war.",
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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "nedostatek"
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          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "tags": [
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          "roman": "skúdnost",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "óskudnost",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "niedostatek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "escassez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nexvátka",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "нехва́тка"
        },
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "skúdostʹ",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "cion"
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "gainnead"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "word": "escasez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "word": "uchache"
        },
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "word": "uhaba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "word": "kauyakan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "korata",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "word": "కొరత"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nestáča",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "неста́ча"
        },
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "anamlder"
        }
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        {
          "text": "a scarcity of grain",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 September 24, Damien Ma, William Adams, “China's Next Great Challenge: Scarcity”, in The Atlantic",
          "text": "The crucial and intersecting challenges of scarcities, both emerging and intensifying, will consume China’s custodians over the next decade.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "An inadequate amount of something; a shortage."
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "word": "dearth"
        }
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          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nedostig",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "недостиг"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "quēshǎo",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "word": "缺少"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "nedostatek"
        },
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          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "word": "tekort"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "word": "pula"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pénurie"
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          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "escaseza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "scarsità"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "inopia"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nedostatok",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "mk",
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          "roman": "nedostig",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "word": "ngōuruuru"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "carestia"
        },
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          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nedostátok",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "недоста́ток"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "deficít",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "дефици́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cion"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gainne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gainnead"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "carestía"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "word": "uchache"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "word": "uhaba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "korata",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
          "word": "కొరత"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nestáča",
          "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "code": "ca",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      ],
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      ],
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    },
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    },
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      "code": "eo",
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      "word": "malabundo"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "word": "vähyys"
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    {
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      "lang": "French",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "manque"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rareté"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "escaseza"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mangel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Knappheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "word": "σπάνις"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "élleipsi",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "word": "έλλειψη"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "stenótita",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "στενότητα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "spánis",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σπάνις"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "scarsità"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paucitās"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "skúdnost",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "óskudnost",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "escassez"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nexvátka",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "нехва́тка"
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    {
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "word": "escasez"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
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      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
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    },
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      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "word": "kauyakan"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "korata",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "word": "కొరత"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nestáča",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "неста́ча"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the condition of something being scarce or deficient",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anamlder"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nedostig",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "недостиг"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "quēshǎo",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "word": "缺少"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nedostatek"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "word": "tekort"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "word": "pula"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pénurie"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "escaseza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "scarsità"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inopia"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nedostatok",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "недостаток"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "word": "ngōuruuru"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "escassez"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "carestia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nedostátok",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "недоста́ток"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "deficít",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дефици́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gainne"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gainnead"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "carestía"
    },
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      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "word": "uchache"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "word": "uhaba"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "korata",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "word": "కొరత"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nestáča",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "неста́ча"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prinder"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "an inadequate amount of something; a shortage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "diffyg"
    }
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    "scarcity"
  ],
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}

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