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𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆 lemmy.world j4k3@lemmy.world
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Noun
dearth (countable and uncountable, plural dearths)

  1. A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.
  2. (by extension) Scarcity; a lack or short supply.
  3. (obsolete) Dearness; the quality of being rare or costly.

Verb
dearth (third-person singular simple present dearths, present participle dearthing, simple past and past participle dearthed)

  • (transitive, dated, obsolete) To cause or produce a scarcity in something.
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