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cor·nu·co·pi·a

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–noun

1.	Classical Mythology. a horn containing food, drink, etc., in endless supply, said to have been a horn of the goat Amalthaea.

2.	a representation of this horn, used as a symbol of abundance.

3.	an abundant, overflowing supply.

4.	a horn-shaped or conical receptacle or ornament.

[Origin: 1585–95; < LL, equiv. to L cornū horn (see cornu) + cōpiae of plenty (gen. s. of cōpia); see copious

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cor·nu·co·pi·an, adjective

cor·nu·co·pi·ate

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cor·nu·co·pi·a Audio Help (kôr'nə-kō'pē-ə, -nyə-) Pronunciation Key
n.

A goat's horn overflowing with fruit, flowers, and grain, signifying prosperity. Also called horn of plenty.
Greek Mythology The horn of the goat that suckled Zeus, which broke off and became filled with fruit. In folklore, it became full of whatever its owner desired.
A cone-shaped ornament or receptacle.
An overflowing store; an abundance: a cornucopia of employment opportunities.

[Late Latin cornūcōpia, from Latin cornū cōpiae : cornū, horn; see cornu + cōpiae, genitive of cōpia, plenty; see op- in Indo-European roots.]

cor'nu·co'pi·an adj.

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cornucopia

1508, from L. cornu copiæ "horn of plenty," originally the horn of the goat Amalthea, who nurtured the infant Zeus. See horn and copious.

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cornucopia
noun
1.	a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity [syn: horn of plenty]
2.	the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English" [syn: profusion]

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Cornucopia

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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