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   copious

   /ˈkəʊpɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. abundant in supply or quantity: "she took copious notes"
   • ▪ profuse in speech or ideas: "I had been a little too copious in talking of my country"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French copieux or Latin copiosus, from copia ‘plenty’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. copiousness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › copiousCopious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of COPIOUS is yielding something abundantly. How to use copious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Copious.

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   copious amounts They drank copious amounts of wine. He took copious notes during the lecture . SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOPIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A copious amount of something is a large amount of it. He had worked until the early hours of the morning, helped by copious amounts of coffee. He attended his lectures and took copious notes.

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   If you have a copious amount of something, you have a lot of it. If you take copious notes, you'll do well when it comes time for review sessions — unless you can't read your own handwriting. Copious comes from the Latin copia, meaning "abundance."

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   copious amounts They drank copious amounts of wine. He took copious notes during the lecture . SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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   There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective copious, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncopious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of copious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Copious definition: Yielding or containing plenty; affording ample supply.

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    Discover everything about the word "COPIOUS" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide.

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    Yielding or containing plenty; affording ample supply: a copious harvest. See Synonyms at plentiful. 2. Large in quantity; abundant: copious rainfall. 3. Abounding in matter, thoughts, or words; wordy: "I found our speech copious without order, and energetic without rules" (Samuel Johnson).