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foison
[ foi-zuhn ]
/ ˈfɔɪ zən /
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noun Archaic.
abundance; plenty.
abundant harvest.
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Origin of foison
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English foisoun, from Middle French foison, from Vulgar Latin fusiō (stem fusiōn- ), from Latin fūsiō (stem fūsiōn- ) “an outpouring, effusion”; see fusion
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foison
/ (ˈfɔɪzən) /
noun
archaic, or poetic a plentiful supply or yield
Word Origin for foison
C13: from Old French, from Latin fūsiō a pouring out, from fundere to pour; see fusion
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