CORNUCOPIA


Meaning of CORNUCOPIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkȯr-nə-ˈkō-pē-ə, -nyə-ˈ ]

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

• cor·nu·co·pi·an -pē-ən adjective

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.