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pauci-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pau-ci-
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Having or involving few.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin paucī, form of paucus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”) (English few).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

paucity

Synonyms

oligo-

Antonyms

multi- poly-

Questions

What does pauci- mean?
Having or involving few.
Where does pauci- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce pauci-

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