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Let peace, descending from her native heaven, bid her olives spring amidst the joyful nations; and plenty, in league with commerce, scatter blessings from her copious hand!
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Meaning of "copious" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COPIOUS

From Latin cōpiōsus well supplied, from cōpia abundance, from ops wealth.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COPIOUS

copious  [ˈkəʊpɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COPIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Copious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COPIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of copious in the English dictionary

The first definition of copious in the dictionary is abundant; extensive in quantity. Other definition of copious is having or providing an abundant supply. Copious is also full of words, ideas, etc; profuse.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COPIOUS


Aesculapius
ˌiːskjʊˈleɪpɪəs
asclepias
əˈskliːpɪəs
Asclepius
əˈskliːpɪəs
clypeus
ˈklɪpɪəs
empierce
ɪmˈpɪəs
Gropius
ˈɡrəʊpɪəs
impious
ˈɪmpɪəs
Pearse
pɪəs
Peirce
pɪəs
pierce
pɪəs
Procopius
prəʊˈkəʊpɪəs
Scorpius
ˈskɔːpɪəs
transpierce
trænsˈpɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COPIOUS

copestone
copied
copier
copies
copihue
copilot
coping
coping mechanism
coping saw
coping stone
copiously
copiousness
copita
coplanar
coplanarity
Copland
Copley
coplot
coplotting
copolymer

WORDS THAT END LIKE COPIOUS

ambitious
conscious
curious
delicious
furious
glorious
hilarious
luxurious
mysterious
obvious
pious
precious
prestigious
previous
religious
semipious
serious
spacious
suspicious
various

Synonyms and antonyms of copious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COPIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «copious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of copious

Translation of «copious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COPIOUS

Find out the translation of copious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of copious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «copious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大量的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

copioso
570 millions of speakers

English

copious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रचुर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غزير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обильная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

copioso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রচুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

copieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berlebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

reichlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

豊富な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

엄청난 양의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Copious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dồi dào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வளமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विपुल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bol
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abbondante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obfite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рясна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

copios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άφθονες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorvloedige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kopiösa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innholdsrik
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of copious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COPIOUS»

The term «copious» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.300 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COPIOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about copious

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2 QUOTES WITH «COPIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word copious.
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Ruzwana Bashir
Before redeye flights, I drink copious amounts of herbal brews to help me relax and fall asleep after takeoff.
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Daniel Boone
Let peace, descending from her native heaven, bid her olives spring amidst the joyful nations; and plenty, in league with commerce, scatter blessings from her copious hand!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COPIOUS»

Discover the use of copious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to copious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Classical Dictionary; Containing a Copious Account of All ...
With the Value of Coins, Weights, and Measures, Used Among the Greeks and Romans; and a Chronological Table John Lemprière. afterwards declared war against Cassander, whom he conquered, and had several engagements by his ...
John Lemprière, 1820
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A copious comment on Psalm lxviii [by R. Clarke].
Richard Clarke (curate of Cheshunt.) Thou * art little, but from thee (hall go forth to me Messiah the king, to whom these words in Psal. cxviii. 22. relate: the Jlone, which the builders refused. Kimchi and Abarbanel concur in sentiment, that this is  ...
Richard Clarke (curate of Cheshunt.), 1770
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A copious Greek grammar, tr. by E.V. Blomfield [ed. by C.J. ...
August Heinrich Matthiae Charles James Blomfield (bp. of London). OF THE GREEK LANGUAGE, AND ITS DIALECTS GENERALLY. The Greek Language, like every modern one, was not in ancient times spoken in the same manner in all  ...
August Heinrich Matthiae, Charles James Blomfield (bp. of London), 1820
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The Persian Moonshee, Containing a Copious Grammar, and a ...
Also the Pund-Namu of Shykh Sadee ... To which is Added Forms of Addresses, Petitions, Citations, and Bonds, Etc., the Whole in the Arabic and Roman Characters, Together with an English Translation Francis Gladwin. bisee,ar a«-ja h&iiv ...
Francis Gladwin, 1840
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A Manual of Classical Bibliography: Comprising a Copious ...
OXON. 8vo. 1803. vA well printed and useful edition, containing the fragments, some various readings, and a copious Index. It has no notes. GiiT'l'. Svo. 1804. Tzschucke. A good edition, formed on the second of Van Staveren, the text of which ...
Joseph-William Moss, 1825
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A Primer of the Irish Language, With Copious Reading Lessons
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
College Of St. Columba, 2008
7
The Aldus Shakespeare: With Copious Notes and Comments
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
William Shakespeare, 2009
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Copious Hosting: A Theology of Access for People with ...
This book aims to do two things: to acquaint church and synagogue leaders with the history and philosophy of the disability movement and to provide resources from scripture and theology for thinking and preaching about disability in a new ...
Jennie Weiss Block, 2002
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A French Grammar; With Copious and Varied Exercises, and ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
William Chapman, 2009
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A Classical Dictionary containing a copious account of all ...
LEMPRIERE'S CLASSICAL DICTIONARY; CONTA1KINO A Copious Account of- all the Proper Names mentioned in Antient Authors, with the Value of Coins, Weights, and Measures, used among' the Greeks and Romans, and a Chronological ...
LEMPRIERE, 1831

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COPIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term copious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gold Cup 2015: Clint Dempsey keeps cool to lead USA past Honduras
... will try to suffocate the midfield and surge on the counter attack, making productive use of copious possession the key to American success. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Paul Verhoeven's Authenticity Came to Light at Chicago's Logan …
... Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Clancy Brown, Neil Patrick Harris, and Ironsides, people die in copious amounts. It's the story of a futuristic war ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
3
Jordan Spieth defends his use of simulator which mirrors St …
The then 18-year-old took copious notes and was reportedly five under for 12 holes. Spieth was so taken by St Andrews that he declared it “my ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Fujifilm X-T10 review
That kind of control is what makes the process of photography fun, and the X-T1 paid back those that took advantage of its copious buttons and ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
5
Tasting your way through St. Paul's Hmong Village from tri-color tea …
Something you can't help but notice as you stroll past these stalls are the copious animal parts: big ones, little ones, squiggly ones, gelatinous ... «City Pages, Jul 15»
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Conor McGregor Bet Dana White $3 Million He'd KO Chad Mendes …
... in Las Vegas, and I'll be firmly placed in my own version of press row at a local sports bar, consuming copious amounts of chicken wings. «MMAWeekly, Jul 15»
7
Eurozone meeting breaks up with no agreement, full EU summit …
... really know how to do – call endless meetings, have a good laugh and a josh, a nice dinner washed down by copious amounts of booze. «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
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The Hindu Crossword 11441
7 Moped, shed copious oodles of tears, even raved initially (7). 8 Focus of thief on cash allowance (13). 14 Leave organisation, moving into ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
9
Science wins: coffee isn't bad for you (and it's actually beneficial)
It's still not recommended for children or pregnant women, for one – and all these studies aren't meant to convince you to drink copious ... «Vogue Australia, Jul 15»
10
England search for inspiration in latest Ashes saga
He seemed to have used copious amounts more red wine. And I don't think he warmed up as much as we do. He just had a warm bath in the ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»

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