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pleth·o·ra    Audio Help   [pleth-er-uh] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.
2.Pathology Archaic. a morbid condition due to excess of red corpuscles in the blood or increase in the quantity of blood.
[Origin: 1535–45; < NL < Gk pléthra fullness]
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  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  excess
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A condition of going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate.
Synonyms:  embarrassment, excessiveness, exorbitance, extravagance, extravagancy, extravagantness, overabundance, superabundance, superfluity, superfluousness, surfeit
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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