noun · rare

paraphernalia

par·a·pher·na·lia

paraphernalia · paraphernalias

передача

принадлежности, снаряжение

Utensilien, Paraphernalien

Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activityMiscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity.

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UK/ˌpæɹəfəˈneɪli.ə/US/ˌpɛɹəfɚˈneɪli.ə/

» Sami pulled out his drug paraphernalia.

Meaning

2 senses

(plural, plural only)Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity.
drug paraphernalia
He has an impressive collection of bicycling paraphernalia, but he doesn't ride very often anymore.
Utensilien, Paraphernalien
принадле́жностиprinadléžnosti, снаряжениеsnarjaženije
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
(archaic, plural, plural only)Objects that a married woman owns, such as clothing and jewellery, apart from her dowry.
Paraphernalien

Examples

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Sami pulled out his drug paraphernalia.
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Ziri found drug paraphernalia in those woods.
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Tom was pulled over and charged with speeding and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Sami was purchasing bisexual paraphernalia.
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They parked in their space at the campground and began unloading all of their paraphernalia.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

miscellaneous items:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

miscellaneous items:

Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin paraphernālia (“goods which a wife brings over and above her

Borrowed from Medieval Latin paraphernālia (“goods which a wife brings over and above her dowry”), use as noun (short for paraphernālia bona (“paraphernal goods”)) of neuter plural of paraphernālis, from Late Latin parapherna + Latin -ālis (suffix forming adjectives), from Ancient Greek παράφερνα (parápherna), a compound of παρά (pará, “beside”) + φερνή (phernḗ, “dowry”). In the propertied classes, a dowry was placed under the control of the husband, while the paraphernalia which she brought with her remained the wife’s property.

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