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af|flu|ence
af|flu|ence «AF lu uhns», noun.
1. wealth; riches: »

The United States is a country of great affluence.

SYNONYM(S): opulence.
2. Figurative. an abundant supply; great abundance: »

We have had an affluence of rain this month. Winter…with its affluence of snows (Longfellow).

SYNONYM(S): profusion.
3. Archaic. a flowing toward a particular point.
[< Middle French affluence, learned borrowing from Latin affluentia < affluēns, -entis; see etym. under affluent (Cf.affluent)]

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  • ence — esu·ri·ence; ex·pe·ri·ence·able; ex·pe·ri·ence·less; im·per·ence; in·dif·fer·ence; in·fer·ence; in·flu·ence·abil·i·ty; in·flu·ence·able; in·ger·ence; in·gre·di·ence; in·her·ence; in·sip·i·ence; in·tend·ence; in·ter·fer·ence; in·ter·flu·ence;… …   English syllables

  • ex|ist|ence — «ehg ZIHS tuhns», noun. 1. the fact or state of existing; being: »When we are born, we come into existence. 2. the fact or state of being real: »Most people do not now believe in the existence of ghosts. 3. continued being; living; life: »Drivers …   Useful english dictionary

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