Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - paraphernalia
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Paraphernalia
paraphernalia
noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: Medieval Latin, ultimately from Greek parapherna bride's property beyond her dowry, from para- + pherne dowry, from pherein to bear — more at bear Date: 1651 1. the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life 2. personal belongings 3. a. articles of equipment ; furnishings b. accessory items ; appurtenances
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1.
n.pl. (also treated as sing.) miscellaneous belongings, items of equipment, accessories, etc. Etymology: orig. = property owned by a married woman, f. med.L paraphernalia f. LL parapherna f. Gk parapherna property apart from a dowry (as PARA-(1), pherna f. pherne dower) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. личное имущество 2. юр. отдельное имущество жены 3. личные вещи (украшения, одежда) paraphernalia of the gentle sex —- женские наряды и украшения 4. принадлежности, атрибуты the paraphernalia of justice - the judge, and the jury, and the lawyers —- рычаги правосудия - судья, присяжные и юристы 5. ам. сл. принадлежности торговли героином (упаковка героина, добавляемые к нему порошки) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
noun; pl. 1) личное имущество; 2) личные вещи; a large courtyard full of builders paraphernalia 3) принадлежности, атрибуты; Get rid of all cigarettes and ashtrays and other paraphernalia associated with smoking. The public dont necessarily want the paraphernalia of a full hearing. ...Англо-русский словарь
4.
1. You can refer to a large number of objects that someone has with them or that are connected with a particular activity as paraphernalia. ...a large courtyard full of builders’ paraphernalia... N-UNCOUNT 2. If you disapprove of the things and events that are involved in a particular system or activity, and you think they are unnecessary, you can refer to them as paraphernalia. The public don’t necessarily want the paraphernalia of a full hearing. N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ n 1 a lot of small things that belong to someone, or are needed for a particular activity (camping paraphernalia) 2 the things and events that are connected with a particular activity (all the usual paraphernalia of bureaucracy) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- 1651, "a woman's property besides her dowry," from M.L. paraphernalia, neut. pl. of paraphernalis (adj.), from L.L. parapherna "a woman's property besides her dowry," from Gk. parapherna, neut. pl., from para- "beside" + pherne "dowry," related to pherein "to carry." Meaning "equipment, apparatus" is first attested 1791, from notion of odds and ends. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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