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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.

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RELATED WORDS

array, exhibit, fanfare, parade, show, splash, dash, pretension, spectacle, affectation, demonstration, frippery, layout, exposure, panorama, arrangement, spread, exposition, exhibition, scheme

Nearby words

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  6. panoptic,
  7. panopticon,
  8. panorama,
  9. panoramic,
  10. panoramic camera

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
Related formspan·o·plied, adjectiveun·pan·o·plied, adjective
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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 Formspanoplied, 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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Word Origin and History for panoply

panoply

n.

1570s, from Greek panoplia "complete suit of armor," from pan- "all" (see pan-) + hopla (plural), "arms" of a hoplites ("heavily armed soldier"); see hoplite. Originally in English figurative, of "spiritual armor," etc. (a reference to Eph. vi); non-armorial sense of "any splendid array" first recorded 1829.

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