paraphernalia
noun/ˌpærəfəˈneɪliə/
/ˌpærəfərˈneɪliə/
[uncountable]- 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
Extra Examples- He was arrested for possessing syringes and other drug paraphernalia.
- They were kept busy sorting out a house and furniture and the paraphernalia of married life.
- the medical paraphernalia associated with an intensive care unit
Word Originmid 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’).
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