abondance

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EnglishEdit

NounEdit

abondance (plural abondances)

1. (card games) Alternative form of abundance

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin abundantia.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /a.bɔ̃.dɑ̃s/

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NounEdit

abondance f (plural abondances)

1. A large amount; a plethora or profusion.

   Abondance de biens ne nuit pas. — Store is no sore.

2. Wealth of goods, abundance; opulence, prosperity.
3. (sciences) abundance

Usage notesEdit

• When meaning "a large amount", abondance serves as a quantifier and requires a complement with de

Derived termsEdit

• abondanciste
• corne d'abondance
• en abondance

Further readingEdit

• “abondance” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Middle FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin abundantia.

NounEdit

abondance f (plural abondances)

1. abundance (plentiful amount)

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Old FrenchEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• abondanche
• abundance
• habondanche
• habundanche
• habundance

EtymologyEdit

From Latin abundantia.

NounEdit

abondance f (oblique plural abondances, nominative singular abondance, nominative plural abondances)

1. abundance (plentiful amount)