panoply

[ pan-uh-plee ]

/ ˈpæn ə pli /

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noun, plural pan·o·plies.

a wide-ranging and impressive array or display: the dazzling panoply of the maharaja's procession; the panoply of European history.

a complete suit of armor.

a protective covering.

full ceremonial attire or paraphernalia; special dress and equipment.

Words nearby panoply

pannus, panoan, panocha, panofsky, panophthalmia, panoply, panoptic, panopticon, panorama, panoramic camera, panoramic radiograph

Origin of panoply

1570–80; < Greek panoplía full complement of arms and armor, equivalent to pan- pan- + (h)ópl(a) arms, armor (cf. hoplite) + -ia -ia

OTHER WORDS FROM panoply

pan·o·plied, adjectiveun·pan·o·plied, adjective

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The first Iris Temple was pictured in the panoply of a stage queen.
The Master's Violin|Myrtle Reed
Amongst those scowling and bearded men of middle age, arrayed in all the panoply of war, how many had perished in their harness!
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He wore the panoply of war just as he did the first time he took me into his arms.
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On a richly chased ebon throne sat the viceroy in person, clad in all the panoply of power.
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British Dictionary definitions for panoply

panoply

/ (ˈpænəplɪ) /

noun plural -plies

a complete or magnificent array

the entire equipment of a warrior

Derived forms of panoply

panoplied, adjective

Word Origin for panoply

C17: via French from Greek panoplia complete armour, from pan- + hopla armour, pl of hoplon tool

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panoply

noun, plural pan·o·plies.

Words related to panoply

Words nearby panoply

Origin of panoply

OTHER WORDS FROM panoply

Examples from the Web for panoply

British Dictionary definitions for panoply

noun plural -plies

Derived forms of panoply

Word Origin for panoply