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Word of the Day – Paraphernalia

By June 24, 2019Word of the Day

Paraphernalia (noun)

pa-ra-fur-nay-lee-a

Miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity.

Mid 17th century (denoting property owned by a married woman): from medieval Latin, based on Greek parapherna ‘property apart from a dowry’, from para ‘distinct from’ + pherna (from phernē ‘dower’).

Example sentences

“Granddad was dead, but all his DIY paraphernalia littered the shed like he’d just stepped outside for a moment.”

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