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a·plen·ty
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əˈplɛn
ti
/
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Informal.
adjective
1.
in sufficient quantity; in generous amounts (usually used following the
noun
it modifies):
He had troubles aplenty.
adverb
2.
sufficiently; enough; more than sparingly:
He howled aplenty when hurt.
Also,
a-plen·ty.
Origin:
1820–30;
a-
1
+
plenty
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aplenty
(əˈplɛntɪ)
—
adj
, —
adv
in plenty
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
aplenty
1830, originally U.S., from
a-
(1) +
plenty
(q.v.). First attested in writings of J. Fenimore Cooper.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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