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(suf-fi-cien-cy) 4 syllables

Definition

noun. the state of having enough of something.

Example Sentence

The settler had a sufficiency of food stored up for the winter.

More Example Sentences

Sufficiency in food is important for health.

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Rhymes

  • deficiency
  • efficiency
  • proficiency
  • sufficiency

  • inefficiency
  • self-sufficiency

  • immunodeficiency
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