copian.
/ˈkəʊpɪə/ Plenty, a plentiful supply: now chiefly in the Latin phrase copia verborum abundance of words, a copious vocabulary. Cf. copy n. 1c.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [noun] > an abundance
plentya1250
foison13..
abundance1340
copyc1375
fultha1400
plentya1425
murth?a1450
store1471
sonsea1500
banquet?1507
fouth1535
choice1584
horn of plenty (also abundancec1595
wealth1596
cornucopia1611
rifea1614
copia1713
bumper1759
beaucoup1760
lashings1829
plethora1835
any amount (of)1848
in galore1848
opulence1878
binder1881
lushing1890
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > abundance of vocabulary
copy1531
copiousness1642
copia verborum1713
1713 J. Addison in Guardian 8 Sept. 1/2 Since they [sc. women] have..such a Copia Verborum, or plenty of Words, 'tis Pity they should not put it to some Use.
1729 T. Dale tr. J. Freind Emmenologia (1752) xii. 147 A sufficient copia of spirits being thus wanting.
1749 J. Mason Ess. Power & Harmony Prosaic Numbers 61 Furnish yourself with a Copia of equivalent Words.
1856 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater (rev. ed.) in Select. Grave & Gay V. 44 A critical familiarity with the syntax of the language, or a copia verborum.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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