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pauce

/pɔs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pauce
IPA
/pɔs/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Subject to or pertaining to paucity; being scarce or insufficient.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ukos Proto-Italic *paukos Latin paucusbor. English pauce Borrowed from Latin paucus.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɔs/
  • British English: /pɔːs/

Inflected Forms

more pauce (comparative) most pauce (superlative)

Rhymes With

because loss cross boss sauce moss dos morse gloss floss voss joss

Questions

How do you pronounce pauce?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɔs/.
What does pauce mean?
Subject to or pertaining to paucity; being scarce or insufficient.
Where does pauce come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ukos Proto-Italic *paukos Latin paucusbor. English pauce Borrowed from Latin paucus.

How to pronounce pauce

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