plenary
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plenary
- /ˈpliːnəɹi/ UK
- /ˈpliːnəɹi/ US
- /ˈplɛnəɹi/ US
Rhymes with -iːnəɹi, -ɛnəɹi
Where it comes from
From Middle English plenarie, plenarye, from Late Latin plēnārius, from Latin plēnus (“full”).
adjective more plenary · most plenary
- Fully attended by a plenum; for everyone's attendance.
- Complete; full; entire; absolute. The method of treating a subject should be plenary or full.
noun plenaries
- A plenary session. After lunch, we will all be in the main auditorium listening to the plenary.
- Part of a lesson, usually at or towards the end, designed to review or evaluate the learning that has taken place. Alternatively, the plenary may be used as preparation for the next lesson, and it might support the children to discuss some vocabulary with the TA to help them prepare.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: comprehensive, meeting, vote, session, parliament, total, public, assembly, generally, generic, general, overall, complete, broad, entire, whole
Translations
Talk about this word "plenary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/plenary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. plenary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/plenary "plenary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/plenary.Cite this
@misc{plenary_2026,
title = {plenary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plenary},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
