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plenum

ple·num

UK/ˈpliːnəm/ US/ˈplɛnəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present

  • “the plenum will vote on all tax increases”
2.

an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside

Origin

From Latin plēnum n (“space filled with matter”), from plēnus (“full”). The sense of "legislative meeting" is a semantic loan from Russian пле́нум (plénum, “plenary session”), from the same Latin source.

Phrases

  • in pleno
  • plenum chamber
  • plenum rating

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