vade mecum
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Latin vāde (“go”) mēcum (“with me”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌveɪdi ˈmiːkəm/, /ˌvɑːdi ˈmeɪkəm/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -iːkəm, -eɪkəm
- Hyphenation: va‧de me‧cum
Noun
[edit]vade mecum (plural vade mecums)
- A referential book such as a handbook or manual, especially one that is pocketable.
- A useful object, constantly carried on one's person.
Translations
[edit]referential book
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useful object
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See also
[edit]Categories:
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:English/iːkəm
- Rhymes:English/iːkəm/4 syllables
- Rhymes:English/eɪkəm
- Rhymes:English/eɪkəm/4 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
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