plethora

[Bailey]

pleth·o·ra (plthr-)
n.
1. A superabundance; an excess.
2. An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.



[Late Latin plthra, from Greek, from plthein, to be full; see pel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

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This year someone who shall remain nameless decided the sales were so good on the Turkeys she bought three, including one "fresh" one, we now have a plethora of fowl.

mark too-much-is-not-enough Bailey

[Slava]

Another of my late replies, but as it is still the previous season, I thought I'd bring up the idea of that wonderful plethora of quality food that is on the market now. Just think how much good stuff will be purchased between now and the 31st. Yum, yum!

I expect there will be a plethora of wrappers lying about for a few days afterward, too.