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panoply

[pan-uh-plee]

noun

plural

panoplies 
  1. a wide-ranging and impressive array or display.

    the dazzling panoply of the maharaja's procession; the panoply of European history.

  2. a complete suit of armor.

  3. a protective covering.

  4. full ceremonial attire or paraphernalia; special dress and equipment.



panoply

/ ˈæəɪ /

noun

  1. a complete or magnificent array

  2. the entire equipment of a warrior

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • panoplied adjective
  • unpanoplied adjective
  • ˈ貹ԴDZ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of panoply1

1570–80; < Greek 貹ԴDZí full complement of arms and armor, equivalent to pan- pan- + ( h ) ó ( a ) arms, armor ( hoplite ) + -ia -ia
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of panoply1

C17: via French from Greek panoplia complete armour, from pan- + hopla armour, pl of hoplon tool
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Is it a “fruiting body,” better known as the toadstool, that emerges from the ground in a panoply of shapes and textures?

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On May 8, the alliance filed a motion declaring that “having exhausted the full panoply of remedial measures within the Court’s authority, no further options remain but receivership.”

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But audiences have been engaged through a panoply of digital programs and new outreach endeavors, such as the play club program with libraries that Loewenberg said she plans to introduce throughout the country.

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The obvious manipulations, the panoply of loose ends and the cheaply provocative happenings will keep me from a return visit to this season.

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Our palm panoply extends to the ritzy Canary Island date palm, the pygmy date and windmill palms, and a mini-monarchy of queen and king palms, which look a little haphazardly asymmetrical.

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