/ 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).