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Meaning of 'scarcity' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Scarcity [ n.]
- The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency; lack of plenty; short supply; penury; as, a scarcity of grain; a great scarcity of beauties.

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