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26 Nov 2009

Vocab time: Cornucopia

–noun
1.Classical Mythology. a horn containing food, drink, etc., in endless supply, said to have been a horn of the goat Amalthaea.
2.a representation of this horn, used as a symbol of abundance.
3.an abundant, overflowing supply.
4.a horn-shaped or conical receptacle or ornament.
Origin:
1585–95;(see cornu ) + cōpiae of plenty (gen. s. of cōpia); see copious


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