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cor·nu·co·pi·a
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| 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. |
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Cornucopia
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[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].| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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