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prodigality
 
SYLLABICATION:prod·i·gal·i·ty
PRONUNCIATION:  prd-gl-t
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. prod·i·gal·i·ties
1. Extravagant wastefulness. 2. Profuse generosity. 3. Extreme abundance; lavishness.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English prodigalite, from Old French, from Late Latin prdiglits, from Latin prdigus, prodigal, from prdigere, drive away, to squander : prd-, pr-, for, forth; see proud + agere, to drive; see ag- in Appendix I.
 
 
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