Definition for PLEN'ITUDE

PLEN'ITUDE, n. [L. plenitudo, from plenus, full.]

  1. Fullness; as, the plenitude of space. – Bentley.
  2. Repletion; animal fullness; plethora; redundancy of blood and humors in the animal bodies. – Encyc.
  3. Fullness; complete competence; as, the plenitude of the pope's power. – Bacon.
  4. Completeness; as, the plenitude of a man's fame. – Prior.

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