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单词 adminicle
释义

adminicle

[ ad-min-i-kuhl ]
/ ædˈmɪn ɪ kəl /

noun

an aid; auxiliary.

Origin of adminicle

1550–60; <Latin adminiculum prop, support (ad-ad- + -min- probably to be identified with the base of ēminere to stick out, protrude (see eminent) + -i--i- + -culum-cle2)

OTHER WORDS FROM adminicle

ad·mi·nic·u·lar [ad-muh-nik-yuh-ler], /ˌæd məˈnɪk yə lər/, ad·mi·nic·u·lar·y [ad-muh-nik-yuh-ler-ee], /ˌæd məˈnɪk yəˌlɛr i/, adjective

Words nearby adminicle

admeasure, admeasurement, Admete, Admetus, admin, adminicle, administer, administered price, administerial, administrable, administrate
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Example sentences from the Web for adminicle

  • Adminicle, ad-min′i-kl, n. anything that aids or supports: an auxiliary: (law) any corroboratory evidence.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for adminicle

adminicle
/ (ædˈmɪnɪkəl) /

noun

law something contributing to prove a point without itself being complete proof

Word Origin for adminicle

C16: from Latin adminiculum support
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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