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- pronunciation:
- pae
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neIl
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pae
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neIl
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
plural noun |
| definition 1: |
(used with a pl. verb) personal possessions, esp. small items.
The police looked over the paraphernalia in the woman's room, hoping to find some useful clue.He's a big sports fan and spends his money on paraphernalia such as posters, hats, and T-shirts.- synonyms:
- belongings, possessions, stuff, things
- similar words:
- baggage, dunnage, good, goods, trappings
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| definition 2: |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) furnishings or equipment, esp. that used in a particular job or activity.
In the doctor's bag was a stethoscope, a blood pressure gauge, and other paraphernalia of his profession.- synonyms:
- equipment, gear
- similar words:
- accouterments, appointments, appurtenances, equipage, furnishings, habiliments, implements, outfit, tack, tackle
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| related words: |
apparatus, appointment, belonging, kit, possession, property |
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