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ample
 
SYLLABICATION:am·ple
PRONUNCIATION:  mpl
ADJECTIVE:Inflected forms: am·pler, am·plest
1. Of large or great size, amount, extent, or capacity: an ample living room. See synonyms at spacious. 2a. Large in degree, kind, or quantity: an ample reward. b. More than enough: ample evidence. 3. Fully sufficient to meet a need or purpose: had ample food for the party. See synonyms at plentiful.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Old French, from Latin amplus.
OTHER FORMS:ample·nessNOUN
amply (-pl) —ADVERB
 
 
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