panoply

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The Word of the Day for March 26 is: 

panoply   \PAN-uh-plee\   noun
     1 : a full suit of armor 
     2 : something forming a protective covering 
    *3 : a magnificent or impressive array 

Example sentence:
     Jeff's house was furnished with a panoply of up-to-date home entertainment 
devices.

Did you know?
     "Panoply" comes from the Greek word "panoplia," which referred to the full 
suit of armor worn by "hoplites," heavily armed infantry soldiers of ancient 
Greece. "Panoplia" is a blend of the prefix "pan-," meaning "all," and "hopla," 
meaning "arms" or "armor." (As you may have guessed already, "hopla" is also an 
ancestor of "hoplite.") "Panoply" entered the English language in the 17th 
century, and since then it has developed other senses which extend both the 
"armor" and the "full set" aspects of its original use. 

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence. 





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