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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprofusion
/prəˈfjuːʒən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
An abundance or large quantity of something.
"A profusion of wild flowers covered the hillside."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English (in the sense 'lavish expenditure'): from Latin profusio(n-), from profundere 'pour forth' (see profound).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "profusion" is said worldwide
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profusion
Transliteration: profusion
"Il y avait une profusion de fleurs dans le jardin."
Überfluss
Transliteration: Ueberfluss
"Es gab einen Überfluss an frischem Obst auf dem Markt."
profusione
Transliteration: profusione
"I dolci sono stati serviti in profusione alla festa."
profusión
Transliteration: profusion
"El jardín mostraba una profusión de colores brillantes."
profusão
Transliteration: profusao
"Havia uma profusão de detalhes na arquitetura antiga."
बहुतायत
Transliteration: bahutayat
"वहाँ फूलों की बहुतायत थी।"
丰富
Transliteration: fēngfù
"花园里有各种各样的花朵，分外繁茂。"
풍부
Transliteration: pungbu
"그 정원에는 야생화가 풍부하게 피어 있었다."
豊富
Transliteration: hōfu
"その庭には色とりどりの花が豊富に咲いていた。"
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