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dearth Definition


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dearth
noun
    1. A scarceness or lack of something.
      Thesaurus: shortage, lack, need, poverty, scarcity, inadequacy, deficiency, want, paucity, insufficiency; Antonym: abundance, excess.
Etymology: 13c as derthe: from dear + -th2.



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