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scarce

/sˈkeəs/SKERS
/sˈkɛɹs/SKERS

Meaningscanty, sparing

Common meaning: in short supply

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchescars‘scarce, needy’source
  2. Middle Englishscarssource
  3. Englishscarce‘in short supply’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French escars ‘scanty, sparing’.

Roots

  • escars Old French “scanty, sparing”

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