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panoplypan‧o‧ply /ˈpænəpli/ noun [singular] formal panoplyOrigin: 1500-1600 Greek panoplia ‘full suit of armor’, from pan- ( ➔ PAN-) + hopla ‘weapons, armor’ - Penicillin was used to treat a whole panoply of conditions.
- the whole panoply of a royal wedding
- In the whole panoply of anti-poverty policies the minimum wage stands as the vital back marker.
- Statues of angels, madonnas, saints and saviours cram the skyline, creating a surreal panoply of agony and ecstasy.
- The unhappy peasantry of Bengal found itself saddled with an impressive panoply of middlemen and parasites.
► full/entire/whole panoply of something (=the whole range of something) ADJECTIVE► whole· In the whole panoply of anti-poverty policies the minimum wage stands as the vital back marker. 1an impressive show of special clothes, decorations etc, especially at an important ceremonypanoply of a glorious panoply of colours2a large number of people or thingspanoply of a panoply of men in grey suitsfull/entire/whole panoply of something (=the whole range of something) |