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profusion

[ pruh-fyoo-zhuhn ]

noun

  1. abundance; abundant quantity.

    Synonyms: copiousness, bounty

    Antonyms: scarcity

  2. a great quantity or amount (often followed by of ).
  3. lavish spending; extravagance.

    Synonyms: waste, excess, profligacy, prodigality



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Word History and Origins

Origin of profusion1

First recorded in 1535–45; rom Latin profūsiōn- (stem of profūsiō ) “a pouring out, extravagance,” originally, “libation”; profuse, fusion

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