24 July 2017

plethora

[pleth-er-uh]

noun

1. overabundance; excess:
a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.
2. Pathology Archaic. a morbid condition due to excess of red corpuscles in the blood or increase in the quantity of blood.

Origin of plethora

Greek

1535-1545; New Latin; Greek plēthṓra fullness

Can be confused

dearth, plethora.

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Contemporary Examples

Living with a gun has created a plethora of new thought patterns for me.
‘Stupid,’ ‘Immoral,’ ‘Dangerous,’ ‘Coward’: My Month With a Gun
Heidi Yewman
July 21, 2013

There are a plethora of groups that track and publish this kind of information, which I read avidly when I come across it.
Who’s Missing in First Class?
Lauren Zalaznick
December 10, 2010

During the mid-to-late 1980s, he went on an absolute tear, helming a plethora of irresistible entertainments.
Rob Reiner on the State of Romcoms, ‘The Princess Bride’s’ Alternate Ending, and the Red Viper
Marlow Stern
July 26, 2014

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Today’s quote

Nothing can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beautiful than perpetual kindness.

– Leo Tolstoy

On this day

24 July 1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, forced to abdicate after being accused of adultery and murder. Her 1 year old son becomes King James VI of Scotland, and later King James I, when Scotland and England unify. He also sponsored the Authorised Translation of the bible, which was named after him, the King James Bible.

24 July 1802 – birth of Alexandré Dumas, French author of celebrated works such as ‘Count of Monte Christo‘, ‘The Three Musketeers‘, ‘The Black Tulip‘. Died 5 December 1870.

24 July 1938 – Nescafe, or freeze-dried, coffee invented. Although this wasn’t the invention of instant coffee, but rather the refinement of it. Instant coffee was first invented in 1901 by Satori Kato. In 1906, George Washington invented the first mass produced instant coffee.