prodigality

Prod`i*gal"i*ty, n. Etym: [F. prodigalité, L. prodigalitas. See Prodigal.] Defn: Extravagance in expenditure, particularly of money; excessive liberality; profusion; waste; -- opposed to frugality, economy, and parsimony."The prodigality of his wit." Dryden.

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