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plenus

Plenus is a Latin adjective meaning full, filled, complete, or satisfied. The term appears in classical Latin texts and has given rise to a family of English words through Latin and French intermediaries, all retaining the sense of fullness or completeness.

In Latin, plenus adapts to gender and case (for example plenus, plena, plenum in masculine, feminine, and

In modern English, the root appears in several common terms: plenary (full, complete; as in a plenary

Outside linguistic usage, there is no widely recognized scientific taxon or geographic entity named Plenus; the

neuter
singular
forms).
It
is
used
to
describe
bodily
fullness,
abundance,
or
perfection,
and
as
a
figurative
descriptor
in
literature
and
inscriptions.
session),
plenitude
(the
state
of
being
full
or
abundant),
plenum
(the
full
space,
contrasted
with
vacuum),
and
plenipotentiary
(a
person
invested
with
full
powers).
The
adjective
form
gave
rise
to
related
words
such
as
plenary
and
plenitude;
and
the
broader
semantic
field
underpins
words
like
plentiful
and
plenty
through
the
evolution
of
Romance-language
derivatives.
word
is
primarily
used
as
a
lexical
root
in
Latin
and
in
derived
terms.