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noun
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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.
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Plethora
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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.
An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.
An excess of any of the body fluids.
ple·thor'ic (plě-thôr'ĭk) adj.
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