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单词 plethora
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pleth•o•ra /ˈplɛθərə/USA pronunciation   n. [countable* usually singular]
  1. an amount, number, or quantity that is too much:a plethora of excuses.
See -plet-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pleth•o•ra  (pleth′ər ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. overabundance;
    excess:a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.
  2. [Pathol. Archaic.]a morbid condition due to excess of red corpuscles in the blood or increase in the quantity of blood.
  • Greek plēthó̄ra fullness
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1535–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
plethora /ˈplɛθərə/ n
  1. superfluity or excess; overabundance
  2. obsolete a condition caused by dilation of superficial blood vessels, characterized esp by a reddish face
Etymology: 16th Century: via Medieval Latin from Greek plēthōrē fullness, from plēthein to grow full

plethoric /plɛˈθɒrɪk/ adj
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