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English
Noun
abondance (plural abondances)
- (card games) Alternative form of abundance[1]
References
- ^ 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.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French abondance, from Latin abundantia.
Pronunciation
Noun
abondance f (plural abondances)
- abundance
- Synonym: overvloed
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abundantia.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- When meaning "a large amount", abondance serves as a quantifier and requires a complement with de
Derived terms
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Further reading
Middle French
Etymology
From Latin abundantia.
Noun
abondance f (plural abondances)
- abundance (plentiful amount)
Old French
Etymology
From Latin abundantia.
Noun
abondance oblique singular, f (oblique plural abondances, nominative singular abondance, nominative plural abondances)
- abundance (plentiful amount)