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pro·fu·sion

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–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

]

—Synonyms 1. copiousness, bounty. See plenty. 3. prodigality, profligacy, excess, waste.

—Antonyms 1. scarcity.

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pro·fu·sion Audio Help (prə-fyōō'zhən, prō-) Pronunciation Key
n.

The state of being profuse; abundance.
Lavish or unrestrained expense; extravagance.
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