plethora

an overabundance or excess

Root

  • pleth: fullness that can spill into excess

Plethora is fullness past the useful point: too much, not merely enough.

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Pleth gives fullness. Plethora is the exam word for excess: choices, details, warnings, or examples can pile up until abundance becomes a problem.

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