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US
/ˌkɔɹnəˈkoʊpiə/
]
[ UK /kˌɔːnjuːkˈəʊpiə/ ]
[ UK /kˌɔːnjuːkˈəʊpiə/ ]
NOUN
- a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
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the property of being extremely abundant
the profusion of detail
the idiomatic richness of English
How To Use cornucopia In A Sentence
- I had a look at the company's website and they were storing a veritable cornucopia of combustibles in that place including naptha, a substance used in dry cleaning.
- The pervasiveness of this illustration confirms the significant role of the Christmas tree, decorated with tiny toys, edibles, candies, or handmade ornaments - the favorite one being paper cornucopias.
- I felt very sophisticated walking around the Coliseum, listening to the oohs and aahs about the refurbishment, and the gasps about the cornucopia of Ladies' loos.
- Peak coal will follow peak oil by about 20 years, maybe 10 if we pursue the insane delusions of the cornucopians who think that trying make Nazi oil and pumping all the carbon of the coal fields into the atmosphere is a good idea. No Snickers bars? Blame Peak Oil (Jack Bog's Blog)
- I was in Heaven, smelling everything, grinning from east to west with the salivary promise of an upended cornucopia.
- One by one they argue the reasons they're not guilty of a cornucopia of offences ranging from illegal parking and moving violations, to tossing their garbage on the wrong day.
- Situated on the ground floor of the Natural History complex inside the Museum premises, the Museum Library is a cornucopia of books on subjects ranging from Taxidermy to maintenance of gardens.
- In the growing light lorries unloaded: from under their canvas what seemed a cornucopia, a river of flower heads, flowed. COUP D'ETAT
- Everyone loved how we deflected their thoughts from the scurrilous rumors of a government-instigated famine in the Ukraine with a veritable cornucopia of terpsichorean appetizers! Diary of a Bolshoi Potato Dancer
- It has created millions of jobs from Malaysia to Mexico and a cornucopia of affordable goods for Western consumers.