abondance
English edit
Noun edit
abondance (plural abondances)
- (card games) Alternative form of abundance[1]
References edit
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abondance”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin abundantia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abondance f (plural abondances)
- a large amount; a plethora or profusion
- Abondance de biens ne nuit pas. ― Store is no sore.
- wealth of goods, abundance; opulence, prosperity
- (sciences) abundance
Usage notes edit
- When meaning "a large amount", abondance serves as a quantifier and requires a complement with de
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “abondance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin abundantia.
Noun edit
abondance f (plural abondances)
- abundance (plentiful amount)
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin abundantia.
Noun edit
abondance oblique singular, f (oblique plural abondances, nominative singular abondance, nominative plural abondances)
- abundance (plentiful amount)