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abundances

 [uh-buhn-duhns]  

a·bun·dance

   [uh-buhn-duhns]
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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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Latin abundantia. See abundant, -ance

Related forms
pre·a·bun·dance, noun

Can be confused: abundance, plenty, profusion (see synonym and usage notes at plenty).

Synonyms
1. copiousness, plenteousness. See plenty. 2. generosity.

Antonyms
1. scarcity.

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