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Definition of Opulency
1. n. See Opulence.
Definition of Opulency
1. Noun. (archaic form of opulence) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Opulency
1. opulence [n -CIES] - See also: opulence
Lexicographical Neighbors of Opulency
Literary usage of Opulency
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library Chronicle by Library Association (1886)
"... and opulency of Cities ;" and this is repeated in the British Museum Library
Catalogue. In Lowndes' work, however, the fusion and confusion are simply ..."
2. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"After eight yean spent in outward opulency and inward murmur, that it was not
greater ; after vast sums of money and great wealth gotten, ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1755)
"... or compel them to A due obedience'; and that the opulency and power of ...
be fought that power and opulency at their fountain-head, and determined in ..."
4. The Works of Tacitus by Cornelius Tacitus, Thomas Gordon (1770)
"... proud monuments of the emulation and opulency of ./Egyptian Kings; the artificial
Lake, a receptacle of the overflowing Nile ..."
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