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   abound

   /əˈbaʊnd/

   verb

   • 1. exist in large numbers or amounts: "rumours of a further scandal abound"
   • ▪ have in large numbers or amounts: "this area abounds with caravan sites"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘overflow, be abundant’): from Old French abunder, from Latin abundare ‘overflow’, from ab- ‘from’ + undare ‘surge’ (from unda ‘a wave’).

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • A

     1

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

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