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abundance

abun·dance

UK/əˈbʌn.dn̩s/ US/əˈbʌn.dn̩s/ fairly common

noun

1.

the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply

  • “an age of abundance”
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2.

(physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present

3.

(chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth''s crust to the total mass of the earth''s crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million

Origin

From Middle English abundaunce, habaundance, from Old French habundance, abondance, from Latin abundantia (“fullness, plenty”), from abundō (“to overflow”). Equivalent to abound + -ance. Displaced Old English geniht (“abundance, plenty”).

Phrases

  • abundance of caution
  • declared abundance
  • in abundance
  • royal abundance

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