PLENUM (plena)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected form: plena   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does plenum mean? 

• PLENUM (noun)
  The noun PLENUM has 2 senses:

1. a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present

2. an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside

  Familiarity information: PLENUM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLENUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Context example:

the plenum will vote on all tax increases

Hypernyms ("plenum" is a kind of...):

group meeting; meeting (a formally arranged gathering)

Derivation:

plenary (full in all respects)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("plenum" is a kind of...):

enclosure (a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose)