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paraphernal

paraphernal adjective: of or pertaining to a woman's parapherna.

Adjective

paraphernal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a woman's parapherna
  2. miscellaneous
    Synonyms:
    paraphernalian

Synonyms of paraphernal

Origin of paraphernal

From Medieval Latin paraphernālis, from Late Latin parapherna + Latin -ālis (suffix forming adjectives). By surface analysis, paraphern(a) + -al.

Words formed from paraphernal

  • paraphernality

Questions about paraphernal

What does paraphernal mean?
Paraphernal means of or pertaining to a woman's parapherna.
What part of speech is paraphernal?
Paraphernal is an adjective.

Words near paraphernal in the dictionary

  1. paraphenomenal
  2. paraphenylene
  3. paraphenylenediamine
  4. paraphenylenediamines
  5. parapherna
  6. paraphernal
  7. paraphernalia
  8. paraphernalian
  9. paraphernals
  10. parapheromone
  11. parapheromones

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