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a·plen·ty
(ə-plĕn′tē)adj.
In plentiful supply; abundant: "There were, are, and always will be spies aplenty in the Middle East" (Anthony Shadid).
a·plen′ty adv.
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aplenty
(əˈplɛntɪ)adj, adv (postpositive)
in plenty
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a•plen•ty
(əˈplɛn ti)adj.
1. being in sufficient quantity; generous in amount (usu. following a noun): He had troubles aplenty.
adv. 2. sufficiently; enough; more than sparingly.
[1820–30]
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aplenty
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1. plentifully, in abundance, abundantly, in quantity, in plenty, copiously, plenteously Wickets continued to fall aplenty.
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[əˈplentɪ] ADV (liter) there was food aplenty → había comida abundante, había abundancia de comidaCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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