CORNUCOPIA


Meaning of CORNUCOPIA in English

cor ‧ nu ‧ co ‧ pi ‧ a /ˌkɔːnjəˈkəʊpiə, ˌkɔːnjʊˈkəʊpiə $ ˌkɔːrnəˈkoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [singular]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: Latin cornu copiae 'horn containing large amounts' ]

1 . a container in the shape of an animal’s horn, full of fruit and flowers, used to represent a time when there are large supplies of food

2 . literary a lot of good things

cornucopia of

a cornucopia of delights

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.