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vademecum

vademecum is the alternative form of vade mecum.

Meaning of vade mecum

Noun

vade mecum (plural vade mecums)

  1. A referential book such as a handbook or manual, especially one that is pocketable.
  2. A useful object, constantly carried on one's person.

Questions about vademecum

What is vademecum the alternative form of?
Vademecum is the alternative form of vade mecum.

Words near vademecum in the dictionary

  1. vade-mecums
  2. vaded
  3. Vadel
  4. vadelect
  5. vadelects
  6. vademecum
  7. Vaden
  8. Vadens
  9. Vader
  10. Vader Jam
  11. Vader Slide

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vademecum (page history and authors); vade mecum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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