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dearth
 
PRONUNCIATION:  dûrth
NOUN:1. A scarce supply; a lack: “the dearth of uncensored, firsthand information about the war” (Richard Zoglin, Time February 4, 1991). 2. Shortage of food; famine.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English derthe, from Old English *dorthu, costliness, from dore, costly. See dear1.
 
 
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