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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Affluence \Af"flu*ence\, n. [F. affluence, L. affluentia fr
affluens p. pr of affluere to flow to ad + fluere to flow.
See {Flux}.]
1. A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx.
The affluence of young nobles from hence into Spain.
--Wotton.
There is an unusual affluence of strangers this
year. --Carlyle.
2. An abundant supply, as of thought, words feelings, etc.;
profusion; also abundance of property; wealth.
And old age of elegance, affluence, and ease.
--Coldsmith.
Syn: Abundance; riches; profusion; exuberance; plenty;
wealth; opulence.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
affluence
n : abundant wealth [syn: {richness}]
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