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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CORNUCOPIA, n. [L., a horn, and plenty.]
1. The horn of plenty, an emblem of abundance of fruits.
2. In architecture and sculpture, the figure of a horn, from which fruits and flowers are represented as proceeding.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity [syn: horn of plenty, cornucopia]
2: the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English" [syn: profusion, profuseness, richness, cornucopia]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin cornu copiae horn of plenty Date: 1508 1. a curved goat's horn overflowing with fruit and ears of grain that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance 2. an inexhaustible store ; abundance 3. a receptacle shaped like a horn or cone • cornucopian adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a a symbol of plenty consisting of a goat's horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and corn. b an ornamental vessel shaped like this. 2 an abundant supply. Derivatives: cornucopian adj. Etymology: LL f. L cornu copiae horn of plenty

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cornucopia Cor`nu*co"pi*a (k[^o]r`n[-u]*k[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.; pl. Cornucopias (-[.a]z). [L. cornu copiae horn of plenty. See Horn, and Copious.] 1. The horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are represented as issuing. It is an emblem of abundance. 2. pl. (Bot.) A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling the cornucopia in form. Note: Some writers maintain that this word should be written, in the singular, cornu copi[ae], and in the plural, cornua copi[ae].

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A cornucopia of things is a large number of different things. (LITERARY) ...a table festooned with a cornucopia of fruit. = abundance N-SING

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. [L. pl. Cornucopioe.] Horn of plenty.

Moby Thesaurus

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