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prodigality

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prod⋅i⋅gal⋅i⋅ty

  [prod-i-gal-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2, 3.
1. the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending.
2. an instance of it.
3. lavish abundance.
Origin:
1300–50; ME prodigalite < L prōdigālitās wastefulness, equiv. to prōdig(us) extravagant + -āl(is) -al 1 + -itās -ity
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prod·i·gal·i·ty   (prŏd'ĭ-gāl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. prod·i·gal·i·ties

  1. Extravagant wastefulness.

  2. Profuse generosity.

  3. Extreme abundance; lavishness.


[Middle English prodigalite, from Old French, from Late Latin prōdigālitās, from Latin prōdigus, prodigal, from prōdigere, drive away, to squander : prōd-, prō-, for, forth; see proud + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
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