- scarce book
- rare book
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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scarce — /skɛəs / (say skairs) adjective (scarcer, scarcest) 1. insufficient for the need or demand; not abundant: commodities scarce in wartime. 2. seldom met with; rare: a scarce book. –adverb 3. Obsolete scarcely. –phrase 4. make oneself scarce,… …
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