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It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American Dictionary of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some differences must exist. Language is the expression of ideas; and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. |
PLEN'TY, n. [from L. plenus.] Abundance; copiousness; full or adequate supply; as, we have a plenty of corn for bread; the garrison has a plenty of provisions. Its application to persons, as a plenty of buyers or sellers, is inelegant.
PLEN'TY, a. Plentiful; being in abundance.
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.
Houses of office stuffed with plentee. Chaucer. The teeming clouds Descend in gladsome plenty o'er the world. Thomson. Syn. -- Abundance; exuberance. See Abundance. Plentiful;
abundant.
[Obs. or Colloq.]
If reasons were as plenty as blackberries. Shak. (Folio ed.) Those countries where shrubs are plenty. Goldsmith. | ||||||||