Meanings
nounparcity (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountablesparingness; thrift
Origin
- Latinparcitas
- Englishparcity
From Latin parcitas, from parcus (“sparing”).
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APA
parcity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parcity
MLA
“parcity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parcity. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parcity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parcity.
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