plenitude

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Anglo-Norman plenitude, Middle French plenitude, and their source, Latin plēnitūdō.

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  • (UK) IPA: /ˈplɛnɪtjuːd/

Noun [edit]

plenitude (plural plenitudes)

  1. Fullness; completeness. [from 15th c.]
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 393:
      Louis ignored him, recalling the parlements to the plenitude of their powers on 23 September.
  2. An abundance; a full supply. [from 17th c.]
  3. (heraldry) Fullness (of the moon). [from 19th c.]

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