English Dictionary
Definition of “paraphernalia”
Word Frequency
paraphernalia (ˌpærəfəˈneɪlɪə
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Definitions
plural noun
- miscellaneous articles or equipment
- (law) (formerly) articles of personal property given to a married woman by her husband before or during marriage and regarded in law as her possessions over which she has some measure of control
Word Origin
C17: via Medieval Latin from Latin parapherna personal property of a married woman, apart from her dowry, from Greek, from para-1 + phernē dowry, from pherein to carrySynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'paraphernalia'
- British English: paraphernalia You can refer to a large number of objects that someone has with them or that are connected with a particular activity as paraphernalia. NOUN...a large courtyard full of builders' paraphernalia.
- Brazilian Portuguese: equipamento
- Chinese: > 大量用品与某活动有关的
- European Spanish: parafernalia
- French: attirail
- German: Utensilien
- Italian: attrezzi
- Japanese: 道具類
- Korean: 장비
- Portuguese: equipamento
- Spanish: parafernalia
Example Sentences Including 'paraphernalia'
A private detective, two lawyers, courts, judges, all the unnecessary paraphernalia just to blackmail her.For the Love of a Stranger
Alpiew glanced round the room and recognised, from her days working as a dresser, all the paraphernalia of an all-night rehearsal.THE RIVAL QUEENS: A Countess Ashby de la Zouche Mystery (2002)
COM, Weiland was arrested on May 17 after police stopped a car he was travelling in and noticed drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.NME (New Musical Express) (2003)
Detectives found group- sex videos when they searched the house along with bizarre Nazi paraphernalia.Sun, News of the World (2005)
I think it's a crock that you can't buy a ticket without all the attached paraphernalia.New Zealand Herald (2003)
She didn't know if she'd learned anything much of value except confirmation that satanic paraphernalia had been found in the cellar.AFTERMATH (2001)
The paraphernalia was shipped to a Health Canada drug analysis lab.Edmonton Sun (2003)
Their dog was "lovely" and the owners ' assorted assassination paraphernalia " brightened up the hall no end".Times, Sunday Times (2002)
What were you afraid of -- hidden cameras, blackmail, all the paraphernalia that used to condition your every waking hour?A Song at Twilight
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