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pleth·o·ra

[pleth-er-uh]
noun
1.
overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.
2.
Pathology Archaic. a morbid condition due to excess of red corpuscles in the blood or increase in the quantity of blood.

Origin:
1535–45; < Neo-Latin < Greek plēthṓra fullness

dearth, plethora.
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plethora (ˈplɛθərə)
 
n
1.  superfluity or excess; overabundance
2.  obsolete pathol a condition caused by dilation of superficial blood vessels, characterized esp by a reddish face
 
[C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek plēthōrē fullness, from plēthein to grow full]
 
plethoric
 
adj
 
ple'thorically
 
adv

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Main Entry:  plethora
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  excess; overabundance
Etymology:  Greek 'fullness'
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Word Origin & History

plethora
1540s, a medical word for "excess of body fluid," from L.L. plethora, from Gk. plethore "fullness," from plethein "be full" (see poly-). Figurative meaning "too much, overfullness in any respect" is first recorded 1700.
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plethora pleth·o·ra (plěth'ər-ə)
n.

  1. An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.

  2. An excess of any of the body fluids.


ple·thor'ic (plě-thôr'ĭk) adj.

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