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   [prod-i-gal-i-tee]
noun, plural prod·i·gal·i·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; Middle English prodigalite < Latin prōdigālitās wastefulness, equivalent to prōdig(us) extravagant + -āl(is) -al1 + -itās -ity

Can be confused: prodigality, profligacy.
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Prodigality has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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Example Sentences
  • Indeed his prodigality with the upper middle range seemed to cost him a bit at the extremes.
  • The empty-handed are rare, perhaps because the urge to make a dent in this vast pile of prodigality is close to overwhelming.
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World English Dictionary
prodigal (ˈprɒdɪɡəl)
 
—adj
1.  recklessly wasteful or extravagant, as in disposing of goods or money
2.  lavish in giving or yielding: prodigal of compliments
 
—n
3.  a person who spends lavishly or squanders money
 
[C16: from Medieval Latin prōdigālis wasteful, from Latin prōdigus lavish, from prōdigere to squander, from pro-1 + agere to drive]
 
prodi'gality
 
—n
 
'prodigally
 
—adv

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