DEARTH


Meaning of DEARTH in English

/ dɜːθ; NAmE dɜːrθ/ noun

[ sing. ] dearth (of sth) a lack of sth; the fact of there not being enough of sth

SYN scarcity :

There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English derthe (see dear , -th ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.