paraphernalia
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8.2
- noun
- /ˌpærəfərˈneɪljə/
:
parafernalia
- Before the camping trip, we packed all the necessary paraphernalia, such as tents, sleeping bags, and cooking gear.
- ritual paraphernalia
- drug paraphernalia
- religious paraphernalia
It wasn't it wasn't golden goblets and and the the sort of paraphernalia of of heroes and the heroic age.
- It wasn't it wasn't golden goblets and and the the sort of paraphernalia of of heroes and the heroic age.
- Banning and Demon was a rave and the Rave Act trying to criminalize pacifiers and glow sticks as drug paraphernalia, for example.
- And you can buy a whole bunch of paraphernalia to stop you rolling onto your back, like special pillows and alarms.
- I decided to look this guy up and found out he has a lengthy criminal record such as drug paraphernalia possession, hit and run, assault and robbery.
- All of these, you know, the paraphernalia is going somewhere else.
- You never heard gunshots or found used the drug paraphernalia in the in the gutter.
Examples
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The rods, the reels, the lures -- these were just the paraphernalia of courtship.
Fiction book (1996) -
Many of the ritual paraphernalia, such as the statuary, are no longer in use.
Academic text (1994) -
You said he found the body on an altar, with a lot of religious paraphernalia, right?
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In the apartment, police found gang paraphernalia, weapons, and ammunition.
Academic text (2017) -
We are looking for scripts, pills, anything that looks like drugs or paraphernalia.
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Vinnie had taken the liberty of getting all the paraphernalia he anticipated she'd need.
Fiction book (1992) -
Both creatures are associated with leadership and appear on rulers' paraphernalia and masks throughout the Grassfields area.
Academic text (2000) -
No earplugs, goggles, gloves, bodysuit, or treadmill; none of the usual paraphernalia needed to access virtual reality.
Fiction book (1999) -
Rex Solomon was a self-made man who became a millionaire, oddly enough, by selling Bibles and Bible paraphernalia.
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But I found him flanked by boxes and disheveled books, the paraphernalia of transience, poring over a sagging notepad.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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1.0
Things a person owns or carries
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1.9
Tools and machines needed for a particular activity
748
1.0
Things needed for an activity, like food or tools
499
2.1
Things you use for a certain activity, like hiking or sports
302
1.6
A group of tools and items for a particular purpose
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5.9
Small items that are not very valuable, like soap or paper clips
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Etymology
The word paraphernalia comes from Greek parts para- ('beside') and phero ('to carry' or 'bring'), and it first named the things a married woman kept 'beside' her dowry. That's why today paraphernalia means a collection of personal items or the equipment you need for a particular activity.