PLENITUDE

plenty, plentifulness, plenteousness, plenitude, plentitude

(noun) a full supply; “there was plenty of food for everyone”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

plenitude (countable and uncountable, plural plenitudes)

Fullness; completeness. [from 15th c.]

An abundance; a full supply. [from 17th c.]

(heraldry) Fullness (of the moon). [from 19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Plen"i*tude, n. Etym: [L. plenitudo, fr. plenus full; cf. F. plenitude.]

1. The quality or state of being full or complete; fullness; completeness; abundance; as, the plenitude of space or power.

2. Animal fullness; repletion; plethora. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FENESTRATION

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