Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or related to a cornucopia.
- adjective Relating to the belief that the world's natural and human resources are essentially unlimited and that conservation of resources or limitations on consumption or on population growth are unnecessary.
- noun One who holds cornucopian beliefs.
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- adjective in great
abundance , veryabundant
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Examples
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"All this may ironically have contributed to the cornucopian abundance that has fostered a culture in which staggering levels of 'deliberate' food waste are now accepted or even institutionalized," writes Stuart in his chapter, "Post-Harvest Losses: A Neglected Field."
Danielle Nierenberg: Reducing Food Waste: Making the Most of Our Abundance Danielle Nierenberg 2011
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We were used to cornucopian markets where we bought fruit, herbs and meat in kilos, not ones and twos.
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"All this may ironically have contributed to the cornucopian abundance that has fostered a culture in which staggering levels of 'deliberate' food waste are now accepted or even institutionalized," writes Stuart in his chapter, "Post-Harvest Losses: A Neglected Field."
Danielle Nierenberg: Reducing Food Waste: Making the Most of Our Abundance Danielle Nierenberg 2011
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"All this may ironically have contributed to the cornucopian abundance that has fostered a culture in which staggering levels of 'deliberate' food waste are now accepted or even institutionalized," writes Stuart in his chapter, "Post-Harvest Losses: A Neglected Field."
Danielle Nierenberg: Reducing Food Waste: Making the Most of Our Abundance Danielle Nierenberg 2011
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"All this may ironically have contributed to the cornucopian abundance that has fostered a culture in which staggering levels of 'deliberate' food waste are now accepted or even institutionalized," writes Stuart in his chapter, "Post-Harvest Losses: A Neglected Field."
Danielle Nierenberg: Reducing Food Waste: Making the Most of Our Abundance Danielle Nierenberg 2011
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"All this may ironically have contributed to the cornucopian abundance that has fostered a culture in which staggering levels of 'deliberate' food waste are now accepted or even institutionalized," writes Stuart in his chapter, "Post-Harvest Losses: A Neglected Field."
Danielle Nierenberg: Reducing Food Waste: Making the Most of Our Abundance Danielle Nierenberg 2011
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"All this may ironically have contributed to the cornucopian abundance that has fostered a culture in which staggering levels of 'deliberate' food waste are now accepted or even institutionalized," writes Stuart in his chapter, "Post-Harvest Losses: A Neglected Field."
Danielle Nierenberg: Reducing Food Waste: Making the Most of Our Abundance Danielle Nierenberg 2011
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We were used to cornucopian markets where we bought fruit, herbs and meat in kilos, not ones and twos.
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"All this may ironically have contributed to the cornucopian abundance that has fostered a culture in which staggering levels of 'deliberate' food waste are now accepted or even institutionalized," writes Stuart in his chapter, "Post-Harvest Losses: A Neglected Field."
Danielle Nierenberg: Reducing Food Waste: Making the Most of Our Abundance Danielle Nierenberg 2011
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"All this may ironically have contributed to the cornucopian abundance that has fostered a culture in which staggering levels of 'deliberate' food waste are now accepted or even institutionalized," writes Stuart in his chapter, "Post-Harvest Losses: A Neglected Field."
Danielle Nierenberg: Reducing Food Waste: Making the Most of Our Abundance Danielle Nierenberg 2011
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