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Plethora

//ˈplɛθəɹə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An excessive amount or number; an abundance. countable, uncountable, usually

    "The menu offers a plethora of cuisines from around the world."

  2. 2
    extreme excess wordnet
  3. 3
    Excess of blood in the skin, especially in the face and especially chronically. countable, uncountable

    "[Y]our Character at Present is like a Person in a Plethora, absolutely dying of too much Health—"

Etymology

From Late Latin plēthōra, from Ancient Greek πληθώρη (plēthṓrē, “fullness, satiety”), from πλήθω (plḗthō, “to be full”) + -η (-ē, nominal suffix).

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