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dearth



Pronunciation: (dûrth), [key]
—n.
1. an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack: There is a dearth of good engineers.
2. scarcity and dearness of food; famine.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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