PARAPHERNALIA


Meaning of PARAPHERNALIA in English

/ ˌpærəfəˈneɪliə; NAmE ; NAmE also -fərˈn-/ noun

[ U ] a large number of objects or personal possessions, especially the equipment that you need for a particular activity :

skiing paraphernalia

an electric kettle and all the paraphernalia for making tea and coffee

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent. (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).

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