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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 plen·ty n. Pronunciation: ' plen-tē Function: noun Etymology: Middle English plente, from Anglo-French plenté, from Late Latin plenitat-, plenitas, from Latin, fullness, from plenus full ― more at FULL Date: 13th century 1 a : a full or more than adequate amount or supply <had plenty of time to finish the job> b : a large number or amount <in plenty of trouble> 2 : the quality or state of being copious : PLENTIFULNESS ]]> 2 plenty n. Function: adjective Date: 14th century 1 : plentiful in amount, number, or supply <if reasons were as plenty as blackberries ― Shakespeare> 2 : AMPLE < plenty work to be done ― Time > usage Many commentators object to use of sense 2 in writing; it appears to be limited chiefly to spoken English. Sense 1 is literary but is no longer in common use.]]> 3 plenty n. Function: adverb Date: 1842 : more than sufficiently : to a considerable degree <the nights were plenty cold ― F. B. Gipson> usage Many handbooks advise avoiding the adverb plenty in writing; “use very, quite, or a more precise word,” they advise. Actually plenty is often a more precise word than its recommended replacements; very, fully, or quite will not work as well in these typical quotations <it's already plenty hot for us in the kitchen without some dolt opening the oven ― C. H. Bridges> <may not be rising quite as rapidly as other health costs, but it is going up plenty fast ― Changing Times >. It is not used in more formal writi…