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pro·fu·sion    Audio Help   [pruh-fyoo-zhuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.abundance; abundant quantity.
2.a great quantity or amount (often fol. by of).
3.lavish spending; extravagance.

[Origin: 1535–45; < L profūsiōn- (s. of profūsiō) a pouring out, extravagance, orig. libation; see profuse, fusion]

1. copiousness, bounty. See plenty. 3. prodigality, profligacy, excess, waste.
1. scarcity.
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pro·fu·sion    Audio Help   (prə-fyōō'zhən, prō-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The state of being profuse; abundance.
  2. Lavish or unrestrained expense; extravagance.
  3. A profuse outpouring or quantity: "A profusion of chiles—mild Anaheim to hot jalapeño—perks up everything" (Gene Bourg).

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profusion

noun
the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English" 

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proˈfusion [-ʒən] noun
(sometimes with a) (too) great abundance
Example: a profusion of flowers
Arabic: فَيْض، وَفْرَه، غَزارَه
Chinese (Simplified): 充沛,大量
Chinese (Traditional): 充沛,大量
Czech: záplava
Danish: væld
Dutch: overvloed
Estonian: üliküllus
Finnish: runsaus
French: profusion
German: die Fülle
Greek: αφθονία
Hungarian: pazar bőség
Icelandic: ofgnótt
Indonesian: kelimpah-ruahan
Italian: profusione, abbondanza
Japanese: 豊富
Korean: 풍부, 다량
Latvian: pārpilnība
Lithuanian: gausybė
Norwegian: overflod, vell, overdådighet
Polish: obfitość
Portuguese (Brazil): profusão
Portuguese (Portugal): abundância
Romanian: bel­şug; risipă
Russian: изобилие
Slovak: more
Slovenian: obilica
Spanish: profusión, abundancia
Swedish: ymnighet, överflöd, slöseri
Turkish: bolluk, çokluk
See also: profuse

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Profusion

Pro*fu"sion\, n. [L. profusio: cf. F. profusion.]

1. The act of one who is profuse; a lavishing or pouring out without sting.

Thy vast profusion to the factious nobles? --Rowe.

2. Abundance; exuberant plenty; lavish supply; as, a profusion of commodities. --Addison.

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