Plethora Definition
plĕthər-ə
noun
The state of being too full; overabundance; excess.
Webster's New World
An abnormal condition characterized by an excess of blood in the circulatory system or in some part of it.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Plethora
Noun
Singular:
plethora
Plural:
plethorasOrigin of Plethora
From Late Latin plethora (earlier pletura), from Ancient Greek πληθώρη (plÄ“thōrÄ“, “fullness"), from πλήθω (plÄ“thō, “I fill").
From Wiktionary
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Late Latin plēthōra from Greek from plēthein to be full pelə-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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