PLETHORA


Meaning of PLETHORA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈple-thə-rə ]

noun

Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Greek plēthōra, literally, fullness, from plēthein to be full — more at full

Date: 1541

1. : a bodily condition characterized by an excess of blood and marked by turgescence and a florid complexion

2. : excess , superfluity ; also : profusion , abundance

• ple·tho·ric plə-ˈthȯr-ik, ple-, -ˈthär-; ˈple-thə-rik adjective

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