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  • 31Infrequence — In*fre quence, Infrequency In*fre quen*cy, n. [L. infrequentia scantiness : cf. F. infrequence.] 1. The state of rarely occuring; uncommonness; rareness; as, the infrequence of his visits. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of not being frequented;… …

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  • 32Infrequency — Infrequence In*fre quence, Infrequency In*fre quen*cy, n. [L. infrequentia scantiness : cf. F. infrequence.] 1. The state of rarely occuring; uncommonness; rareness; as, the infrequence of his visits. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of not being… …

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  • 33Poverty — Pov er*ty (p[o^]v [ e]r*t[y^]), n. [OE. poverte, OF. povert[ e], F. pauvret[ e], fr. L. paupertas, fr. pauper poor. See {Poor}.] 1. The quality or state of being poor or indigent; want or scarcity of means of subsistence; indigence; need. Swathed …

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  • 34Poverty grass — Poverty Pov er*ty (p[o^]v [ e]r*t[y^]), n. [OE. poverte, OF. povert[ e], F. pauvret[ e], fr. L. paupertas, fr. pauper poor. See {Poor}.] 1. The quality or state of being poor or indigent; want or scarcity of means of subsistence; indigence; need …

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  • 35Scantness — Scant ness, n. The quality or condition of being scant; narrowness; smallness; insufficiency; scantiness. Scantness of outward things. Barrow. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 36exiguity — noun (plural ities) Date: circa 1626 the quality or state of being exiguous ; scantiness …

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  • 37scanty — adjective (scantier; est) Etymology: English dialect scant scanty supply, from Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, from neuter of skammr short Date: 1600 limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent Synonyms: see meager •… …

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  • 38dry — I. adjective (drier; also dryer; driest; also dryest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drȳge; akin to Old High German truckan dry, Old English drēahnian to drain Date: before 12th century 1. a. free or relatively free from a liquid… …

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  • 39thin — I. adjective (thinner; thinnest) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High German dunni thin, Latin tenuis thin, tenēre to hold, tendere to stretch, Greek teinein Date: before 12th century 1. a. having little… …

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  • 40Freyja — For other uses, see Freyja (disambiguation). Freja by John Bauer (1882–1918) In Norse mythology, Freyja (Old Norse the Lady ) is a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, gold, seiðr, war, and death. Freyja is the owner of the necklace… …

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