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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread plenum #121427 01/27/2004 4:05 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 While looking up "pleonasm" I noticed "plenum". Compare definitions 1 and 2. Can it be that a politcal meeting may be called a "plenum" because it is full of hot air? plenum ['pli¢°nəm] noun (plural: -nums, -na [-nə]) 1 an enclosure containing gas at a higher pressure than the surrounding environment 2 a fully attended meeting or assembly, esp. of a legislative body 3 (esp. in the philosophy of the Stoics) space regarded as filled with matter Compare: vacuum [1] 4 the condition or quality of being full [ETYMOLOGY: 17th Century: from Latin: space filled by matter, from plenus full] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: plenum #121428 02/01/2004 11:58 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean Can it be that a politcal meeting may be called a "plenum" because it is full of hot air? Especially so if it's in Boston! [holding nose, gasping for air-e] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: plenum #121429 02/02/2004 1:18 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Boston doesn't have many superlatives to claim these days. I wasn't aware that Boston politics was notable in any respect. No longer can it be said that the Lowells speak only unto the Cabots, and the Cabots only unto God. And as far as I can tell Slip-a-quick-dick does all his talking in Washington. I haven't paid any attention to Kerry. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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