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panoplies

panoplies is the plural of panoply.

Meaning of panoply

Noun

panoply (plural panoplies)

  1. A splendid display of something.
    • Even though we cannot affirm that the products of mimesis are invested in the panoply of existence.1961, J. A. Philip, “Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato,”, in Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, volume 92, page 459
  2. (broadly, historical) A collection or display of weaponry.
  3. Ceremonial garments, complete with all accessories.
  4. (historical) A complete set of armour.
  5. (broadly) Something that covers and protects.
    • [I]n short, sneering and fleering at him in her cold barren way; all which, however, he, the man he was, could receive on thick enough panoply, or even rebound therefrom, and also go his way.1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (please specify the book or page number)
  6. (broadly) A broad or full range or complete set.
    • Near-synonyms: plenitude, plentitude, plenty, cornucopia

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Questions about panoplies

What is panoplies the plural of?
Panoplies is the plural of panoply.

Words near panoplies in the dictionary

  1. panopeids
  2. panophobia
  3. panophthalmia
  4. panophthalmitis
  5. panoplied
  6. panoplies
  7. panoplist
  8. panoplists
  9. panoply
  10. panopsin
  11. panopsins

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