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prodigality |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prodigality \Prod`i*gal"i*ty\, n. [F. prodigalit['e], L. prodigalitas See {Prodigal}.] Extravagance in expenditure, particularly of money; excessive liberality; profusion; waste; -- opposed to {frugality}, {economy}, and {parsimony}.``The prodigality of his wit.'' --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prodigality n 1: the trait of spending extravagantly [syn: {extravagance}, {profligacy}] 2: excessive spending [syn: {extravagance}, {lavishness}]
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