cornucopia
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- noun
- /ˌkɔrnəˈkoʊpiə/
- Literature
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cornucopia
- He created an impressive centerpiece featuring a cornucopia that was filled with colorful fruits and autumn leaves.
- holding a cornucopia
Examples
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A pineapple, referring to Cuban agriculture, is situated on top of various fruits within the cornucopia.
Academic text (2013) -
I have three ceramic turkeys and one little horn of plenty, or cornucopia.
Blog text (28) -
So what better for Thanksgiving than a Cornucopia craft you can get or you can use as a play setting?
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Do you have one of those basket-like things that look like a cornucopia?
Fiction book (1995) -
A Thanksgiving cornucopia made of pie plates and spackle.
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Another woman with a fruit basket on her head holds a cornucopia in her right arm and bundles of hay and branches in her left.
Academic text (2013) -
Beneath the shield, a banner reads "Siempre Fidelisima" near the Indian's feet, where fruits spill from a cornucopia into the foreground.
Academic text (2013) -
The consistent set of attributes associated with this figure includes a cornucopia overflowing with fruits and vegetables symbolizing the land's fecundity, as well as feathered costume elements and a bow and arrows denoting indigenous cultures.
Academic text (2013) -
The Thanksgiving table was beautifully decorated with a large cornucopia overflowing with seasonal fruits and vegetables.
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During the festival, they displayed a stunning cornucopia filled with flowers and grains to symbolize abundance.
Synonyms
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A horn filled with fruit and grain to show plenty
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Etymology
The word cornucopia comes from the Latin parts cornu 'horn' and copia 'plenty', and there is a famous story of a goat's horn that kept giving food without end. That's why a cornucopia is shown as a horn-shaped container overflowing with fruit and is called a 'horn of plenty'.