Pronunciation: ˌ v ā -d ē - ' m ē -k ə m, ˌ vä-d ē - ' m ā -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural vade mecums
Etymology: Latin, go with me
Date: 1629
1 : a book for ready reference : MANUAL
2 : something regularly carried about by a person
Pronunciation: ˌ v ā -d ē - ' m ē -k ə m, ˌ vä-d ē - ' m ā -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural vade mecums
Etymology: Latin, go with me
Date: 1629
1 : a book for ready reference : MANUAL
2 : something regularly carried about by a person
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012