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In literature, prolific is employed to convey an idea of abundant productivity or fecundity that spans both creative and natural realms. It often describes authors whose output is so extensive that it seems inexhaustible, as when a theologian is noted for his prolific writings across theology, philosophy, and more [1] or when an author’s fertile imagination yields a wealth of ideas [2]. The term is equally at home in nature, portraying a land or earth whose generative power is celebrated, as seen in references to a bountiful, life-giving earth [3]. At times, prolific extends to other domains, describing not only the rapid reproduction of living beings [4] but also the unrestrained flow of rumors or inventions in society [5]. This versatile usage underscores a fundamental literary theme: the celebration and sometimes the critique of relentless, overflowing abundance.
  1. Gregory was a prolific writer on theology, philosophy, ethics, history, grammar, medicine, mathematics and astronomy.
    — from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein
  2. The author has evidently given full but harmless rein to an original and prolific imagination.”
    — from Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey by Ingersoll Lockwood
  3. Worshipped by the Greeks as the symbol of the prolific earth.
    — from The symbolism of Freemasonry : by Albert Gallatin Mackey
  4. The dwarf species, C. seguini , from eastern and central China, on the other hand, is most prolific; and in addition, blooms from June to October.
    — from Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting
  5. Apparently the army is a prolific soil for rumours, inasmuch as they have a special name: a rumour is called a buzz .
    — from Observations of an OrderlySome Glimpses of Life and Work in an English War Hospital by Ward Muir

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