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pleth·o·ra [pleth-er-uh] Pronunciation Key    
–noun
1.overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.
2.Pathology Archaic. a morbid condition due to excess of red corpuscles in the blood or increase in the quantity of blood.
[Origin: 1535–45; < NL < Gk pléthra fullness]
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pleth·o·ra (plthr-)  Pronunciation Key  Audio pronunciation of "plethora" [P]
n.
  1. A superabundance; an excess.
  2. An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.


[Late Latin plthra, from Greek, from plthein, to be full. See pel-1 in Indo-European Roots.]

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pleth·o·ra (plthr-)
n.

  1. An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.
  2. An excess of any of the body fluids.
ple·thoric (pl-thôrk) adj.

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Main Entry: pleth·o·ra
Pronunciation: 'pleth-&-r&
Function: noun
: a bodily condition characterized by an excess of blood and marked by turgescence and a florid complexion —ple·tho·ric /pl&-'thor-ik, ple-, -'thär-; 'pleth-&-rik/ adjective

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Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  plethora
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  excess; overabundance
Etymology:  Greek 'fullness'
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plethora

plethora was Word of the Day on May 29, 1999.

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plethora

n : extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches" [syn: overplus, superfluity, embarrassment]

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plethora

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