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plenary
[
plee
-n
uh
-ree
,
plen
-
uh
-
]
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Origin
ple·na·ry
/
ˈpli
nə
ri
,
ˈplɛn
ə-
/
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[
plee
-n
uh
-ree
,
plen
-
uh
-
]
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adjective, noun,
plural
-ries.
adjective
1.
full; complete; entire; absolute; unqualified:
plenary powers.
2.
attended by all qualified members; fully constituted:
a plenary session of Congress.
noun
3.
a plenary session, meeting, or the like.
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Origin:
1375–1425;
<
Late Latin
plēnārius
(
see
plenum
,
-ary
); replacing
late Middle English
plener
<
Anglo-French
<
Late Latin
plēnāris
(
see
-ar
1
)
Related forms
ple·na·ri·ly,
adverb
Can be confused:
planetary
,
plenary,
plentiful
,
plenitude
.
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Example Sentences
Monday will find the Convention ready for business with the opening of the first
plenary
session.
Generally, the
plenary
session of the academy meets every two years.
It was during the final formal
plenary
, which was crammed with observers, journalists and officials from more than 180 countries.
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Adjective
Monday will find the Convention ready for business with the opening of the first
plenary
session.
Generally, the
plenary
session of the academy meets every two years.
We both were done for the day and went for pre-
plenary
address drinks.
Several controversial changes were given unobstructed passage through committee and
plenary
sessions.
He is scheduled to appear at the first
plenary
session of the great international gathering in May.
The major state news organizations reported Friday that rural land reform was at the top of the agenda for the
plenary
session.
We exercise
plenary
review over whether the requirements for abstention have been met.
Romulo is our headline speaker for that first
plenary
session.
Yet, amidst the monotony and occasional pomposity of the long
plenary
sessions, a deeper drama began to emerge.
Noun
It was during the final formal
plenary
, which was crammed with observers, journalists and officials from more than 180 countries.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
plenary
(ˈpliːnərɪ, ˈplɛn-)
—
adj
1.
full, unqualified, or complete:
plenary powers
;
plenary indulgence
2.
(of assemblies, councils, etc) attended by all the members
—
n
,
-ries
3.
a book of the gospels or epistles and homilies read at the Eucharist
[C15: from Late Latin
plēnārius,
from Latin
plēnus
full; related to Middle English
plener;
see
plenum
]
'plenarily
—
adv
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
plenary
1510s, earlier plenar (late 13c.), from M.L. plenarius "entire, complete," from L. plenus "full," from PIE *ple- "to be full" (see
poly-
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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