/ 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.
/ 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. 2005