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opulency

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op⋅u⋅lence

  [op-yuh-luhns]
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–noun
1. wealth, riches, or affluence.
2. abundance, as of resources or goods; plenty.
3. the state of being opulent.
Also, op⋅u⋅len⋅cy.

Origin:
1500–10; < L opulentia wealth. See opulent, -ence
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op·u·lence   (ŏp'yə-ləns)   
n.  

  1. Wealth; affluence.

  2. Great abundance; profusion.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

opulence 
c.1510, from M.Fr. opulence, from L. opulentia, from opulentus "wealthy," dissimilated from *op-en-ent-, related to ops "wealth, power, resources," opus "work, labor, exertion," from PIE base *op- "to work, produce in abundance" (see opus).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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