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lack thereof
Definition of lack thereof
formal
—used to say that there is not enough of the thing that has been mentioned The problem is money, or (a/the) lack thereof.
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lackplay
: to be deficient or missing
: to be short or have need of something
: to stand in need of : suffer from the absence or deficiency of
: the fact or state of being wanting or deficient
: something that is lacking or is needed
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thereofplay
: of that or it
: from that cause or particular : therefrom
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