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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: Greek, 'fullness', from plethein 'to be full'

plethora

 noun
     
pleth‧o‧ra

a plethora of something

formal a very large number of something, usually more than you need:
a plethora of suggestions
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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