CORNUCOPIA


Meaning of CORNUCOPIA in English

— cornucopian , adj. — cornucopiate /kawr'neuh koh"pee it/ , adj.

/kawr'neuh koh"pee euh, -nyeuh-/ , n.

1. Class. Myth. 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.

[ 1585-95; cornu HORN (see CORNU) + copiae of plenty (gen. s. of copia ); see COPIOUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .