cornucopia
noun
a horn containing food, drink, etc., in endless supply, said to have been a horn of the goat Amalthaea.
cornucopian
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a word derived from
cornucopia.
Example Sentences
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Whatever its merits, Burke's cornucopian vision could face a steep uphill climb to become reality.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 19, 2017
I should have left it there and gone on to those first cornucopian weeks and months and even years with Christine, but I couldn’t help myself.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 10, 2014
For one thing, the Portuguese and their successors were a cornucopian source of materials and goods — metal, silk, furniture, clothing — which they exchanged for African gold and ivory.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2010
Bowery was a cornucopian source of wonder for Freud, a marvel of nature.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 16, 2010
This cornucopian vision is threatened from numerous sides.
From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Samuel Vaknin
