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From Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“‘large’”), probably for ambiplus (“‘full on both sides’”), the last syllable akin to Latin plenus (“‘full’”).

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• (US) IPA: /ˈæmpl/

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  Rhymes: -æmpəl

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1. Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.
   • All the people in that ample house Did to that image bow their humble knees. --Spenser.
2. Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.
3. Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative.

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• full, spacious, extensive, wide, capacious, abundant, plentiful, plenteous, copious, bountiful; rich, liberal, munificent
• See also Wikisaurus:ample

Related termsModificar

• amplifiable
• amplification
• amplifier
• amplificatory
• amplify
• amplitude

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• Ample in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• Ample in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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• maple

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