Plethora

Definition

An abundance or excess of something; more of something than is needed or wanted. It describes an overabundance or surfeit.

Example Usage

The store offered a plethora of options, making it difficult for customers to decide which product to choose.

Origin

From Greek plethora, literally meaning fullness, from plethein (to be full).

Fun Fact

In medieval medicine, 'plethora' was used to describe an excess of blood or bodily humors, which physicians believed caused illness.

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