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plethora
excessive amount or number of something
Synonyms
- abundance
- excess
- profusion
Antonyms
- scarcity
- dearth
- shortage
plethora in a sentence
The website offers a plethora of courses, making the first choice difficult.
The plethora of proposals made consensus harder rather than easier to reach.
Where it comes from
From Greek plethore, meaning 'fullness.'
Memory hook
PLETHORA begins like PLENTY: both signal abundance, but a plethora is excessive.
Read it in context
- The Threads in the Ledger History