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pauce

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /pɔːs/
  • General-American: /pɔs/
  • cot-caught-merger: /pɑs/
  • rhymes with -ɔːs

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adj

Meaning 1

Subject to or pertaining to paucity; being scarce or insufficient.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh2w- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *peh2ukos Proto-Italic *paukos Latin paucusbor. English pauce Borrowed from Latin paucus.