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plenitude

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plen·i·tude  (pln-td, -tyd)
n.
1. An ample amount or quantity; an abundance: a region blessed with a plenitude of natural resources.
2. The condition of being full, ample, or complete.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin plnitd, from plnus, full; see pel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
pleni·tudi·nous (-tdn-s, -tyd-) adj.
plenitude
Noun
Literary
1. abundance
2. fullness or completeness [Latin plenus full]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.plenitude - a full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone"
plenteousness, plentifulness, plentitude, plenty
abundance, copiousness, teemingness - the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance"


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