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ˈfɔɪ zənfoi·son
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foisonnoun
an abundance, a rich supply of
foisonnoun
strength, power
Etymology: From foison
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Foisonnoun
Plenty; abundance. A word now out of use.
Etymology: foison, Saxon.
Pay justly thy tithes, whatsoever thou be,
That God may in blessing send foison to thee. Thomas Tusser, Husb.Be wilful to kill, and unskilful to store,
And look for no foison, I tell thee before. Thomas Tusser, Husband.Nature should bring forth,
Of its own kind, all foison, all abundance,
To feed my innocent people. William Shakespeare, Tempest.As those that feed grow full, as blossoming time
That from the seedness the bare fallow brings
To teeming foison; so her plenteous womb
Expresseth his full tilth and husbandry. William Shakespeare, Meas. for Meas.
Webster Dictionary
Foisonnoun
rich harvest; plenty; abundance
Etymology: [F. foison, fr. L. fusio a pouring, effusion. See Fusion.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Foison
foi′zn, n. plenty: autumn.—adj. Foi′sonless, weak, feeble—(Scot.) Fizz′enless. [O. Fr.,—L. fusion-em—fundĕre, fusum, to pour forth.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of foison in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of foison in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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