English Explanatory Dictionary

paraphernals

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of paraphernalia (“married woman’s property besides her dowry”).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

paraphernals

Etymology

From Middle French parapharnelz. By surface analysis, paraphernal + -s. Attested since the early 1500s, whereas the adjective paraphernal since the late 1700s.

Synonyms

paraphernalia
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