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paraphernalia Definition


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paraphernalia
plural noun
    1. The equipment and accessories associated with a particular activity, etc.
      Thesaurus: gear, equipment, apparatus, accessories, accoutrements.
    2. Personal belongings.
      Thesaurus: gear, belongings, stuff, things, baggage, trappings.
Etymology: 18c in sense 1; 17c as a legal term from Roman Law applied in various ways but generally referring to articles given to a married woman which were considered to belong to her: from Greek parapherna a bride's personal effects, ie not part of her dowry.



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