pauci-

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pauci-

Where it comes from

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

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morpheme Having or involving few. paucisymptomatic, paucispiral
Similar: oligo-

Opposite: multi-, poly-

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Opposite: multi-, poly-

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"pauci-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pauci-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pauci-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pauci-

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"pauci-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pauci-.

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@misc{pauci_2026,
  title = {pauci-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pauci-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}