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paucity

noun/ˈpɔːsɪti/

C2CEFR level
65/100Rarity: rare
FormalRegister

The presence of something in insufficient quantity, often used to justify new research.

There is a marked paucity of longitudinal data on the condition in adolescents.

Similar: scarcity, dearth

Topic: Academic writing in General English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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