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PARAPHERNALIA

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Dictionary entry overview: What does paraphernalia mean?

• PARAPHERNALIA (noun)
The noun PARAPHERNALIA has 1 sense:

1. equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

Familiarity information: PARAPHERNALIA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PARAPHERNALIA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

appurtenance; paraphernalia; gear

Hypernyms ("paraphernalia" is a kind of...):

equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paraphernalia"):

fishing gear; fishing rig; fishing tackle; rig; tackle (gear used in fishing)

kit; outfit (gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose)

regalia (paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office))

rig (gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise)

rigging; tackle (gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails)

saddlery; stable gear; tack (gear for a horse)

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