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plenitude

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++plen·i·tude /ˈplenɪtjuːd $ -tuːd/ noun [uncountable] literary  1 a plenitude of something literary LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa large amount of something 大量的某物,丰富的某物 a plenitude of wealth 大量的财富2. COMPLETEFULLcompleteness or fullness 完全;充分
Examples from the Corpus
plenitudeNot all such performances are inspiring, however, and a plenitude of decibels does not compensate for lack of quality.Jugs were full of flowers from the garden where summer had revealed a plenitude of roses and lilies.Some sixty years later, Zenas Leonard would also find himself overcome by California plenitude.But the important consideration was that life should recover its plenitude, its normal contented turgidity.So far, however, there is little encouraging information about the materials' plenitude or availability around the world.Only to St Peter had the plenitude of power thus been given.
Origin plenitude (1400-1500) Old French Latin plenitudo, from plenus; → PLENTY3
plen·i·tude nounChineseSyllable
a something large amount of Corpus


plenitude
plenitude /ˈplenətjuːd, ˈplenɪtjuːd $ -tuːd/ noun [uncountable] literary
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Old French
 Origin: Latin plenitudo, from plenus; plenty3
1. a plenitude of something a large amount of something:
    a plenitude of wealth
2. completeness or fullness


pleni·tudeBrE /ˈplenɪtjuːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈplenɪtuːd/ 🔊 noun [singular, uncountable] (formal) a large amount of sth 大量;充裕;众多 SYN abundance