"plene" meaning in English

See plene in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pliːn/ [UK], /ˈpliːniː/ [UK]
Etymology: From Latin plēnus (“full”) (adjective) or plēnē (“fully”) (adverb). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|plēnus||full}} Latin plēnus (“full”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} plene (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) Full, complete, whole. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-plene-en-adj-UiSMeiVt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 29 32 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 10 16 18 15 22 5 1
  2. (chiefly of abjad script) Written with matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-plene-en-adj-3c07s29f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 29 32 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 10 16 18 15 22 5 1

Adverb

IPA: /pliːn/ [UK], /ˈpliːniː/ [UK]
Etymology: From Latin plēnus (“full”) (adjective) or plēnē (“fully”) (adverb). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|plēnus||full}} Latin plēnus (“full”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} plene (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly of abjad script) With matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-plene-en-adv-VcNqSAnO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 29 32 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 10 16 18 15 22 5 1

Noun

IPA: /pliːn/ [UK], /ˈpliːniː/ [UK] Forms: plenes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin plēnus (“full”) (adjective) or plēnē (“fully”) (adverb). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|plēnus||full}} Latin plēnus (“full”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} plene (plural plenes)
  1. (chiefly of abjad script) A word written with matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels).
    Sense id: en-plene-en-noun-qx1IOBz4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 29 32 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 10 16 18 15 22 5 1

Inflected forms

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