foison
American
[foi-zuhn]
/ ˈfɔɪ zən /
noun
Archaic.
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abundance; plenty.
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abundant harvest.
foison
British
/ ˈfɔɪzən /
noun
Etymology
Origin of foison
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English foisoun, from Middle French foison, from Vulgar Latin fusiō (stem fusiōn- ), from Latin fūsiō (stem fūsiōn- ) “an outpouring, effusion”; fusion
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