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dəns noun
1.
an extremely plentiful or oversufficient quantity or supply: an abundance of grain.
2.
overflowing fullness: abundance of the heart.
3.
affluence; wealth: the enjoyment of abundance.
4.
Physics, Chemistry. the number of atoms of one isotope of an element divided by the total number of atoms in a mixture of the isotopes.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a copious supply; great amount |
| 2. | fullness or benevolence: from the abundance of my heart |
| 3. | degree of plentifulness |
| 4. | chem the extent to which an element or ion occurs in the earth's crust or some other specified environment: often expressed in parts per million or as a percentage |
| 5. | physics the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope in a mixture of isotopes of an element to the total number of atoms present: often expressed as a percentage: the abundance of neon-22 in natural neon is 8.82 per cent |
| 6. | Also called: abondance a call in solo whist undertaking to make nine tricks |
| 7. | affluence |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin abundantia, from abundāre to | |
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Word Origin & History
abundance
mid-14c., from O.Fr. abundance (Mod.Fr. abondance), from L. abundantia "fullness," noun of state from abundans (gen. abundantis), prp. of abundare "to overflow" (see abound).
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Example sentences
Today our animal protein is raised on feedlots and in cages and delivered in great abundance nearly to our door.
Hawks and golden eagles soar over the prairies, swooping down to dine on an abundance of prey, catching even speedy jackrabbits.
It is out of the bounty and abundance of his own nature that he is as amusing in the execution as in the conception of his work.
Steam is always available in abundance where nuclear reactors are concerned.
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