| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Rich harvest; plenty; abundance.[Websters]. | |
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Date "FOISON" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| Etymology:Foison \Foi"son\, noun. [French expression foison, from the Latin expression fusio pouring, effusion. See Fusion.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FOISON
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] Plenty; abundance. [Not used.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] (archaic) an abundance, a rich supply of Late C14: Fyve þousand folk it was as greet mervaille / Wiþ loves fyve and fisshes two to feede. / God sente his foyson at hir grete neede. — Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale. (references) | 2: [Noun] (mostly Scotland) strength, power. (references) | |
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