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noun
- 1. a symbol of plenty consisting of a goat's horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and corn.
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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.
a container in the shape of an animal’s horn, full of fruit and flowers, often used as a symbol in art: Each of the figures bears a cornucopia, which is the usual symbol of plenty. The cloisters are decorated with a riotous mixture of human and animal figures, scallop shells, and cornucopias. Synonym. horn of plenty.
A cornucopia is a lot of good stuff. Around Thanksgiving in the United States, you'll often see cornucopias or horn-shaped baskets filled with fruit and other goodies as centerpieces. Originally, a cornucopia was a goat's horn filled with corn and fruit to symbolize plenty.
Cornucopia refers to an abundance or an overflowing supply, as in Santa Claus’ workshop has a cornucopia of toys, everything from alphabet blocks to stuffed zebras. A cornucopia is a horned-shaped container filled with food or a decoration resembling this.
a container in the shape of an animal’s horn, full of fruit and flowers, often used as a symbol in art: Each of the figures bears a cornucopia, which is the usual symbol of plenty. The cloisters are decorated with a riotous mixture of human and animal figures, scallop shells, and cornucopias. Synonym. horn of plenty.
noun. 1. Greek Mythology. a horn of the goat that suckled Zeus: it becomes full of whatever its owner wants.
CORNUCOPIA meaning: 1 : a container that is shaped like a horn and is full of fruits and flowers; 2 : a great amount or source of something.
(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.
1. a horn containing food and drink in endless supply, associated in classical mythology with the horn of the goat representing the nurse of the infant Zeus. 2. a representation of this horn, used as a symbol of abundance. 3. an abundant supply.
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.
