PLETHORA


Meaning of PLETHORA in English

/ ˈpleθərə; NAmE / noun

[ sing. ] ( formal ) an amount that is greater than is needed or can be used

SYN excess

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (in the medical sense): via late Latin from Greek plēthōrē , from plēthein be full.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.