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Panoply

//ˈpænəpli// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A splendid display of something.

    "Even though we cannot affirm that the products of mimesis are invested in the panoply of existence."

  2. 2
    a complete and impressive array wordnet
  3. 3
    A collection or display of weaponry. broadly, historical
  4. 4
    Ceremonial garments, complete with all accessories.
  5. 5
    A complete set of armour. historical
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  1. 6
    Something that covers and protects. broadly

    "[I]n short, sneering and fleering at him in her cold barren way; all which, however, he, the man he was, could receive on thick enough panoply, or even rebound therefrom, and also go his way."

  2. 7
    A broad or full range or complete set. broadly

    "Near-synonyms: plenitude, plentitude, plenty, cornucopia"

Verb
  1. 1
    To fit out in a suit of armour
  2. 2
    To array or bedeck

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πανοπλία (panoplía, “suit of armour”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πανοπλία (panoplía, “suit of armour”).

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