/
ˈplɛθ(ə)rə/
n.
-
(a plethora of)
an excess of.
- Medicine an excess of a bodily fluid, particularly blood.
Derivative
- plethoric
/ˈplɛθ(ə)rɪk, plɪˈθɒrɪk/
adj. (archaic or Medicine ).
Etymology
C16: via late L. from Gk plēthōrē, from plēthein ‘be full’.
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