Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

root of scarcity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: root of s-carci-ty
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of mangelwurzel.

Archaic

Etymology

Presumably because it could be eaten by humans in times of famine.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

roots of scarcity (plural)

Synonyms

mangelwurzel

Questions

What does root of scarcity mean?: Synonym of mangelwurzel.
Where does root of scarcity come from?: Presumably because it could be eaten by humans in times of famine.

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