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danudey on July 31, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: 3D metal printing is about to go mainstream

Well technically, a plethora is a 'large or excessive amount of something', so I think in this case it works, though it feels a little sesquipedalian.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/plethora

ClintEhrlich on July 31, 2017 [–]

The entry you linked to agrees with my definition:

"Strictly, a plethora is not just an abundance of something, it is an excessive amount."

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