"plethory" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plethories [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of Latin plethora after + -y. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|plethora}} Latin plethora, {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} plethory (plural plethories)
  1. (medicine, now archaic) A plethora. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-plethory-en-noun-qH6W5KSy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 76 24 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (obsolete) A plethora; a dangerous excess of something. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-plethory-en-noun-Xww-QSdB

Inflected forms

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