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plethorae

plethorae is the plural of plethora.

Meaning of plethora

Noun

plethora (countable and uncountable, plural plethorae or plethoras)

  1. (usually) An excessive amount or number; an abundance.
    • The menu offers a plethora of cuisines from around the world.
  2. Excess of blood in the skin, especially in the face and especially chronically.
    • [Y]our Character at Present is like a Person in a Plethora, absolutely dying of too much Health—1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, IV.iii

Questions about plethorae

What is plethorae the plural of?
Plethorae is the plural of plethora.

Words near plethorae in the dictionary

  1. plethodontids
  2. Plethon
  3. Plethonian
  4. Plethonic
  5. plethora
  6. plethorae
  7. plethoral
  8. plethoras
  9. plethoretic
  10. plethoric
  11. plethorical

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