Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - penury
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Penury is the state of being extremely poor. (FORMAL) He was brought up in penury, without education. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin penuria, paenuria want; perhaps akin to Latin paene almost Date: 14th century 1. a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (as money); especially severe poverty 2. extreme and often niggardly frugality Synonyms: see poverty ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 destitution; poverty. 2 a lack; scarcity. Etymology: ME f. L penuria, perh. rel. to paene almost ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. нужда; бедность to live in penury —- жить в нужде 2. скудость the penury of the langauge —- бедность языка the penury of the ideas —- скудость мыслей the penury of words —- нехватка слов 3. недостаток, отсутствие penury of foodstuffs —- недостаток продовольствия ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 14c., from L. penuria "want, need," from paene "scarcely" (see passion). Penurious is late 16c., from M.L. penuriosus, from L. penuria "penury." Originally "in a state of penury;" meaning "stingy" is first attested 1634. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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