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plethora

/ˈplɛθ(ə)rə/
noun
1 A large or excessive amount of something.
2 Medicine
An excess of a bodily fluid, particularly blood.

Origin
Mid 16th century (in the medical sense): via late Latin from Greek plēthōrē, from plēthein ‘be full’.

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Joe was consistently seen as having a plethora of hair. As a result, he did not have an excess of admirers.

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