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abundant

[ uh-buhn-duhnt ]

adjective

  1. present in great quantity; more than adequate; oversufficient:

    an abundant supply of water.

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  2. well supplied with something; abounding:

    a river abundant in salmon.

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  3. richly supplied, as with resources:

    an abundant land.

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abundant

/ əˈʌԻəԳ /

adjective

  1. existing in plentiful supply
  2. postpositivefoll byin having a plentiful supply (of)
  3. (of a chemical element or mineral) occurring to an extent specified in relation to other elements or minerals in the earth's crust or some other specified environment
  4. (of an isotope) occurring to an extent specified in relation to other isotopes in a mixture of isotopes
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܲ·岹Գ· adverb
  • ··ܲ·岹Գ adjective
  • pre··ܲ·岹Գ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abundant1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English (from Middle French ), from Latin abundant- (stem of ܲԻԲ ) overflowing. See abound, -ant
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abundant1

C14: from Latin abundant-, present participle of ܲԻ to abound
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Banana Cake is for right now — for windy, sunny, even chilly and stormy, abundant spring!

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In practice it could lead to lower bills in areas with abundant wind generation like Scotland than households in South.

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Most are abundant in nature, but they are known as "rare" because it is very unusual to find them in a pure form, and they are very hazardous to extract.

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California, he said, no longer offers abundant stores of salmon that bears are believed to have once fed on or opportunities to roam on the now-highly developed coast.

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The low cost, perceived environmental benefit, and abundant availability of LEDs has led to lights being used in entirely unnecessary ways.

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