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plethora

[ pleth-er-uh ]

noun

  1. overabundance; excess:

    His crisis brought him a plethora of advice and an almost complete lack of assistance.

  2. a large quantity or wide array; a lot:

    The co-op program offers a plethora of advantages for students.

    Visitors are drawn to the main beach, where a plethora of watersports can be enjoyed.

  3. Pathology Archaic. a morbid condition due to excess of red corpuscles in the blood or increase in the quantity of blood.


plethora

/ ˈplɛθərə; plɛˈθɒrɪk /

noun

  1. superfluity or excess; overabundance
  2. obsolete.
    pathol a condition caused by dilation of superficial blood vessels, characterized esp by a reddish face
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳǰ, adverb
  • plethoric, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plethora1

First recorded in 1535–45; from New Latin, from Greek ŧٳṓr “fullness,” from ḗt𾱲 “to fill, be full”; complete ( def ), full 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plethora1

C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek ŧٳōŧ fullness, from ŧٳ𾱲 to grow full
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And that says nothing of the plethora of Viking actors who wanted to stop and chat.

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His dashing good looks won him legions of female fans, and guaranteed him work in a plethora of rather forgettable television movies.

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Ms Dillard is among the plethora of Americans bracing for expected economic turbulence under President Donald Trump's sweeping auto tariffs - an unprecedented US trade policy maneuver.

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In Finland too, Nato membership has created new opportunities, especially for the plethora of small and medium-sized companies that Ambassador Siukosaari refer to as "Nokia-spin-offs".

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The plethora of characters made for some confusion.

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