abundance

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Synonyms: abondance, abundancy, abundant, abidance, abodance, sundance, boundance, abundances

Antonyms: abondance, abundancy, abundant, abidance, abodance, sundance, boundance, abundances

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Noun

1. A large quantity; many. {{defdate|First attested around 1150 to 1350.}}<ref name=SOED/>
2. An [[overflowing]] [[fullness]] or [[ample]] [[sufficiency]]; [[profusion]]; [[copious]] supply; [[superfluity]]; plentifulness. {{defdate|First attested around 1350 to 1470.}}<ref name=SOED/>
3. Wealth; [[affluence]]; plentiful amount of resources. {{defdate|First attested around 1350 to 1470.}}<ref name=SOED/>
4. [[frequency|Frequency]], [[amount]], ratio of something within a given [[environment]] or [[sample]]. {{defdate|First attested in the late 19^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
5. {{lb|en|politics|uncountable|often capitalized}} A [[political]] [[ideology]] that is [[progressive]] but prioritises [[economic]] [[growth]] and [[infrastructure]] [[construction]].{{defdate|Coined c. 2024.}}
6. {{lb|en|card games}} A [[bid]] to take nine or more [[trick]]s in [[solo]] [[whist]]. {{defdate|First attested in the late 19^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
7. {{lb|en|Scotland}} [[enough]], [[sufficiency]].<ref name=DSL>{{R:DSL|pos=n}}</ref>

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