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abundance

[ uh-buhn-duhns ]

noun

  1. an extremely plentiful or oversufficient quantity or supply:

    an abundance of grain.

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  2. overflowing fullness:

    abundance of the heart.

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  3. affluence; wealth:

    the enjoyment of abundance.

  4. Physics, Chemistry. the number of atoms of one isotope of an element divided by the total number of atoms in a mixture of the isotopes.


abundance

/ əˈ²úÊŒ²Ô»åÉ™²Ô²õ /

noun

  1. a copious supply; great amount
  2. fullness or benevolence

    from the abundance of my heart

  3. degree of plentifulness
  4. chem the extent to which an element or ion occurs in the earth's crust or some other specified environment: often expressed in parts per million or as a percentage
  5. physics the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope in a mixture of isotopes of an element to the total number of atoms present: often expressed as a percentage

    the abundance of neon-22 in natural neon is 8.82 per cent

  6. Also calledabondance a call in solo whist undertaking to make nine tricks
  7. affluence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of abundance1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin abundantia. See abundant, -ance
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of abundance1

C14: via Old French from Latin abundantia, from ²¹²ú³Ü²Ô»åÄå°ù±ð to abound
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See plenty.
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What is in abundance, however, is unique and spectacular nature.

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Mr Anderson insists the aim should be to bring down bills for the whole of the UK, rather than in certain regions where renewables are in abundance.

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