plethora
noun/ˈpleθərə/
/ˈpleθərə/
[singular] (formal)- an amount that is greater than is needed or can be used synonym excess
- The report contained a plethora of detail.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the medical sense): via late Latin from Greek plēthōrē, from plēthein ‘be full’.Definitions on the go
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