pau ‧ ci ‧ ty /ˈpɔːsəti, ˈpɔːsɪti $ ˈpɒː-/ BrE AmE noun [singular] formal
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: paucité , from Latin , from paucus 'little' ]
less than is needed of something SYN lack
paucity of
a paucity of information
pau ‧ ci ‧ ty /ˈpɔːsəti, ˈpɔːsɪti $ ˈpɒː-/ BrE AmE noun [singular] formal
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: paucité , from Latin , from paucus 'little' ]
less than is needed of something SYN lack
paucity of
a paucity of information
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012