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Definition of: sparse
(spärs) adjective
Scattered at considerable distances apart; thinly diffused; not dense. [<L sparsus, pp. of spargere sprinkle, scatter]
—sparse′ly adverb
—sparse′ness, spar·si·ty (spär′sə·tē) noun
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