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Plenty (?), n.; pl. Plenties (#), in Shak. [OE. plentee, plente, OF. plenté, fr. L. plenitas, fr. plenus full. See Full, a., and cf. Complete.] Full or adequate supply; enough and to spare; sufficiency; specifically, abundant productiveness of the earth; ample supply for human wants; abundance; copiousness. “Plenty of corn and wine.” Gen. xxvii. 28. “Promises Britain peace and plenty.” Shak.
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Houses of office stuffed with plentee.
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The teeming clouds Descend in gladsome plenty o'er the world.
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Syn. -- Abundance; exuberance. See Abundance.
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