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单词 plenitude
释义 plen·i·tude
\ˈplenəˌtüd, -ə.ˌtyüd\ noun
or plent·i·tude \-ntə-\
(-s)
Etymology: plenitude from Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin plenitudo, from plenus full + -i- + -tudo -tude; plentitude alteration (influenced by plenty) of plenitude — more at full
1. : the quality or state of being full : absolute fullness : completeness
 < death … in the plenitude of health, vigor, and aspirations — George Grote >
 < loves and sorrows that are great are destroyed by their own plenitude — Oscar Wilde >
2. : a more than ample amount or number : great sufficiency : abundance
 < the plenitude of plants around them — Napier Devitt >
 < sea gulls gorge themselves on a plenitude of fish — Renate O'Connell >
 < her long skirts are voluminous and worn over a plenitude of petticoats — Mabel S. Shelton >
 < exchange … their Old World stone cottages and thatched barns for a plenitude of lumber — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
3. of a flower : doubleness
4. heraldry : fullness of the moon
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