galore

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Usage notes 1.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Pronunciation

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• (GenAM) IPA: [gəˈloɹ]

  Rhymes: -ɔː(r)

[edit] Etymology

Irish go leor and Scottish Gaelic gu leòr, 'enough, plenty' 'till sufficiency, till plenty, till clarity' (leor is the dative of léir sufficiency, plenty, clarity).

[edit] Adjective

galore

1. in abundance
   • After the shipwreck there was whisky galore to be had for the taking.

[edit] Translations

• Finnish: runsaasti fi(fi)

[edit] Usage notes

• this adjective always appears after the noun

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aeglor
• gaoler
• goaler