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cornucopiate

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cor⋅nu⋅co⋅pi⋅a

  [kawr-nuh-koh-pee-uh, -nyuh-]
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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

Related forms:
cor⋅nu⋅co⋅pi⋅an, adjective
cor⋅nu⋅co⋅pi⋅ate  [kawr-nuh-koh-pee-it] , adjective
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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