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Plethora

Plethora Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Plethora? [n] extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Plethora: embarrassment \| nimiety \| overplus \| superfluity Related Terms \| Find terms related to Plethora: amplitude \| avalanche \| congestion \| deluge \| embarras de richesses \| engorgement \| enough \| extravagance \| extravagancy \| flood \| flood tide \| full \| fullness \| glut \| high tide \| high water \| hyperemia \| impletion \| inundation \| landslide \| lavishness \| many \| money to burn \| more than enough \| much \| overabundance \| overaccumulation \| overbounteousness \| overbrimming \| overburden \| overcharge \| overcopiousness \| overdose \| overflow \| overfreight \| overfullness \| overkill \| overlavishness \| overload \| overluxuriance \| overmeasure \| overmuch \| overmuchness \| overnumerousness \| overplentifulness \| overplenty \| overplus \| overpopulation \| overprofusion \| overspill \| oversufficiency \| oversupply \| overweight \| plenitude \| plenty \| prodigality \| redundancy \| repletion \| satiety \| saturation \| saturation point \| spate \| spring tide \| superabundance \| superfluity \| superflux \| supersaturation \| surcharge \| surfeit \| surplus \| surplusage See Also \| excess \| excessiveness \| inordinateness \| redundance \| redundancy Plethora In Webster's Dictionary \Pleth"o*ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to be or become full. Cf. {Pleonasm}.] 1. Overfullness; especially, excessive fullness of the blood vessels; repletion; that state of the blood vessels or of the system when the blood exceeds a healthy standard in quantity; hyper[ae]mia; -- opposed to an[ae]mia. 2. State of being overfull; excess; superabundance. He labors under a plethora of wit and imagination. --Jeffrey.

Plethora Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Plethora?

[n] extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Plethora: embarrassment | nimiety | overplus | superfluity

Plethora In Webster's Dictionary

\Pleth"o*ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to be or become
full. Cf. {Pleonasm}.]
1. Overfullness; especially, excessive fullness of the blood
   vessels; repletion; that state of the blood vessels or of
   the system when the blood exceeds a healthy standard in
   quantity; hyper[ae]mia; -- opposed to an[ae]mia.

2. State of being overfull; excess; superabundance.

         He labors under a plethora of wit and imagination.
                                               --Jeffrey.

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