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plethoras

plethoras 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 plethoras

What is plethoras the plural of?
Plethoras is the plural of plethora.

Words near plethoras in the dictionary

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

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