- the state of being too full; overabundance; excess
- an abnormal condition characterized by an excess of blood in the circulatory system or in some part of it
Origin of plethora
Medieval Latin from Classical Greek pl?th?r? from pl?thein, to be full
A plethora of hamburger patties.
The definition of a plethora is an overabundance or excess.
An example of plethora is an excess amount of food for a barbecue.
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- An abundance or excess of something: “[the pitcher's] sinker that clocks in the low nineties … resulting in a plethora of weakly hit groundballs” ( Buzz Bissinger )
- An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.
Origin of plethora
Late Latin plēthōra from Greek from plēthein to be full ; see pelə-1 in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural plethoras)
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From Late Latin plethora (earlier pletura), from Ancient Greek πληθώÏη (plÄ“thÅrÄ“, “fullness"), from πλήθω (plÄ“thÅ, “I fill").
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plethora - Computer Definition
An abundance or excess.
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plethora - Medical Definition
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An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.
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Sentence Examples
- Contemporary dance is not blessed with a plethora of media coverage on any platform.
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- Libraries have a plethora of books and movies to choose from.
- I have a plethora of shirts, so I will donate some.
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