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plenty
noun
    1. A lot.
      Example: plenty of folk would agree
      Form: plenty of something (often)
    2. Wealth or sufficiency; a sufficient amount.
      Example: in times of plenty
      Thesaurus: abundance, sufficiency, plentitude, profusion, plethora, wealth; Antonym: lack, scarcity, want.
pronoun
    1. Enough, or more than enough
      Example: That's plenty, thank you.
    2. A lot; many(ie plenty of folk; many people).
      Example: I'm sure plenty would agree with me
adverb
    1. colloq
      Fully.
      Example: That should be plenty wide enough
Idiom: in plenty
    rather formal or old use
    In abundant quantities.
Etymology: 13c: from French plente, from Latin plenitas abundance, from plenus full.



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