ABUND'ANCE, n. Great plenty an overflowing quantity ample sufficiency in strictness applicable to quantity only but customarily used of number, as an abundance of peasants.
In scripture, the abundance of the rich is great wealth. Ecclesiastes 5 . Mark 7. Luke 21 .
The abundance of the seas is great plenty of fish.
It denotes also fullness, overflowing, as the abundance of the heart. Matthew 22 . Luke 6.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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