"foison" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔɪzən/ Forms: foisons [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪzən Etymology: From Middle English foisoun, from Old French foison, from Latin fūsiōnem. Doublet of fusion. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|foisoun}} Middle English foisoun, {{der|en|fro|foison}} Old French foison, {{der|en|la|fūsiō|fūsiōnem}} Latin fūsiōnem, {{doublet|en|fusion}} Doublet of fusion Head templates: {{en-noun}} foison (plural foisons)
  1. (archaic) An abundance, a rich supply of. Tags: archaic Translations (abundance): abondi [masculine] (Occitan), foison (Occitan), изоби́лие (izobílije) [neuter] (Russian), хоро́ший урожа́й (xoróšij urožáj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-foison-en-noun-XfCJ5-9x Disambiguation of 'abundance': 87 2 11
  2. (archaic) Harvest. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-foison-en-noun-rF9OGtom
  3. (chiefly Scotland) Strength, power. Tags: Scotland Translations (strength, power): мо́щь (móščʹ) [feminine] (Russian), жизнеспосо́бность (žiznesposóbnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-foison-en-noun-oL~DJjHZ Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 19 75 Disambiguation of 'strength, power': 1 2 97

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