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a⋅bun⋅dant

[uh-buhn-duhnt]
–adjective
1. present in great quantity; more than adequate; oversufficient: an abundant supply of water.
2. well supplied; abounding: a river abundant in salmon.
3. richly supplied: an abundant land.

Origin:
1325–75; ME (< MF) < L abundant- (s. of abundāns) overflowing. See abound, -ant


a⋅bun⋅dant⋅ly, adverb


1. copious, profuse, overflowing. See plentiful. 2. teeming, rich.


1, 2. sparse, scarce.
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a·bun·dant   (ə-bŭn'dənt)   
adj.  
  1. Occurring in or marked by abundance; plentiful. See Synonyms at plentiful.

  2. Abounding with; rich: a region abundant in wildlife.


[Middle English aboundant, from Old French abondant, from Latin abundāns, abundant-, present participle of abundāre, to overflow; see abound.]
a·bun'dant·ly adv.
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