paraphernalia
IPA: pɛrʌfʌnˈeɪɫjʌ
noun
- Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity.
- (archaic, family law) Things a married woman owns, such as clothing and jewellery, apart from her dowry.
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Examples of "paraphernalia" in Sentences
- He clung to the paraphernalia of romanticism.
- He was in possession of a handgun and drug paraphernalia.
- Other common russ paraphernalia is the whip and the whistle.
- He also constructed a store to keep the church paraphernalia.
- It uses paraphernalia of science, but not the scientific method.
- The field of gaming draws upon a great variety of paraphernalia.
- On the floor, there was a bag containing syringes and heroin paraphernalia.
- The turban is not to be regarded as merely an item of cultural paraphernalia.
- That's one of the reasons I think a paraphernalia list would be a good thing.
- At the moment, there is too much emphasis on official university paraphernalia.
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