Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - plethora
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A plethora of something is a large amount of it, especially an amount of it that is greater than you need, want, or can cope with. (FORMAL) A plethora of new operators will be allowed to enter the market. N-SING: N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Greek plethora, literally, fullness, from plethein 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 • plethoric adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 an oversupply, glut, or excess. 2 Med. a an abnormal excess of red corpuscles in the blood. b an excess of any body fluid. Derivatives plethoric also adj. plethorically adv. Etymology: LL f. Gk plethore f. pletho be full ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. мед. полнокровие 2. изобилие, избыток plethora of words —- многословие, пустословие plethora of energy —- избыток энергии; бьющая через край энергия plethora of attractions —- множество мест, которые стоит посетить ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1541, from L.L. plethora, from Gk. plethora "fullness," from plethein "be full," from PIE base *ple- "full." Originally in Eng. a medical word for "excess of body fluid;" meaning "too much" is first recorded 1700. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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