0 the situation in which there is more than enough of something:
1 an amount that is more than enough:
2 the level of a particular element in the outer layer of the earth
The area has an abundance of lakes, rivers and streams to fish in.
The study showed a 54 per cent decrease in abundance of native birds.
The piece requires emotional depth, which this young performer has in abundance.
People have been too quick to exploit the island's natural abundance.
Fish (yu) is served because it sounds similar to the Chinese word for plenty; whole fish represents abundance.
Of these, only surface soil temperatures had a significant negative relationship with crab abundance.
Love with its treasures also tends to delight others in abundance.
Consequently, possessing an abundance of records is a necessary but not sufficient condition for the selfrecognition of a ' collector'.
