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cor·nu·co·pi·a  audio  (kôrn-kp-, -ny-) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. A goat's horn overflowing with fruit, flowers, and grain, signifying prosperity. Also called horn of plenty.
  2. Greek Mythology The horn of the goat that suckled Zeus, which broke off and became filled with fruit. In folklore, it became full of whatever its owner desired.
  3. A cone-shaped ornament or receptacle.
  4. An overflowing store; an abundance: a cornucopia of employment opportunities.

ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin corncpia, from Latin corn cpiae : corn, horn ; see cornu + cpiae, genitive of cpia, plenty; see op- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
cornu·copi·an(Adjective)


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