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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.1913 Webster
Houses of office stuffed with plentee.
Chaucer.1913 WebsterThe teeming clouds Descend in gladsome plenty o'er the world.
Thomson.1913 WebsterSyn. -- Abundance; exuberance. See Abundance.
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Plenty, a. Plentiful; abundant. [Obs. or Colloq.]1913 Webster
If reasons were as plenty as blackberries.
Shak. (Folio ed.)1913 WebsterThose countries where shrubs are plenty.
Goldsmith.1913 Webster