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a large amount or supply of something, or something that provides this: cornucopia of The table held a veritable cornucopia of every kind of food or drink you could want. This book is a cornucopia of facts and folklore about tigers. Our supermarkets are veritable cornucopias. Fewer examples.
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cornucopia n (abundance) abbondanza, copiosità nf : The table was loaded with a cornucopia of delicious foods. La tavola fu riempita in abbondanza con cibi deliziosi. cornucopia n (mythology: horn of plenty) cornucopia nf : The table was decorated with an intricate cornucopia. La tavola fu decorata con un'intricata cornucopia.
The meaning of CORNUCOPIA is a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance —called also horn of plenty.
In classical antiquity, the cornucopia (/ ˌ k ɔːr n j ə ˈ k oʊ p i ə, ˌ k ɔːr n ə-, ˌ k ɔːr n u-, ˌ k ɔːr n j u-/), from Latin cornu (horn) and copia (abundance), also called the horn of plenty, was a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, or nuts.
La cornucòpia, letteralmente corno dell'abbondanza, dal latino cornu (« corno ») e copia (« abbondanza »), è un simbolo mitologico di cibo e abbondanza. Si trova in mano ai Lari e alla dea Fortuna . Indice. 1 Storia. 2 Voci correlate. 3 Altri progetti. 4 Collegamenti esterni. Storia.
(formal) something that is or contains a large supply of good things. The book is a cornucopia of good ideas. Harvard has produced a cornucopia of leaders for the United States in many fields. Word Origin. See cornucopia in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: cornucopia.
cornucòpia s. f. (raram. m.) [dal lat. tardo cornucopia, lat. class. cornu copiae ]. – Nome classico del corno dell’abbondanza, simbolo della fertilità, raffigurato colmo di frutti e circondato d’erbe e di fiori. Nell’antichità classica era attributo di dei e dee ritenuti dispensatori dei beni della terra e, tra i Romani, delle ...
