Meaning of CORNUCOPIA
| Pronunciation: | | `kornu'kowpeeu
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| | Definition: | | [n] the property of being extremely abundant |
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| | Synonyms: | | profuseness, profusion, richness |
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| | See Also: | | abundance, copiousness, greenness, overgrowth, teemingness, verdancy, verdure | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Cornucopia
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cor`nu*co"pi*a\ (k[^o]r`n[-u]*k[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.;
pl. {Cornucopias} (-[.a]z). [L. cornu copiae horn of plenty.
See {Horn}, and {Copious}.]
1. The horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are
represented as issuing. It is an emblem of abundance.
2. pl. (Bot.) A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers
resembling the cornucopia in form.
Note: Some writers maintain that this word should be written,
in the singular, {cornu copi[ae]}, and in the plural,
{cornua copi[ae]}.
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a cornucopia in your dream, represents abundance, plentitude and prosperity. The dream also highlights the union of the masculine and feminine aspects. |
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| | Related Terms: | | abundance, accumulation, amassment, backlog, bonanza, budget, collection, commissariat, commissary, cumulation, dump, endless supply, font, fount, fountain, gold mine, heap, hoard, horn of Amalthea, horn of plenty, inventory, larder, lode, mass, material, materials, materiel, mine, munitions, pile, plenitude, plenty, provisionment, provisions, quarry, rations, repertoire, repertory, resource, rick, source, source of supply, spring, stack, staple, stock, stock-in-trade, stockpile, store, stores, supplies, supply on hand, treasure, treasury, vein, well, wellspring |
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