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View synonyms for impedimenta

impedimenta

[ im-ped-uh-men-tuh ]

plural noun

  1. baggage or other things that retard one's progress, as supplies carried by an army:

    the impedimenta of the weekend skier.



impedimenta

/ ɪmˌpɛdɪˈmɛntə /

plural noun

  1. the baggage and equipment carried by an army
  2. any objects or circumstances that impede progress
  3. a plural of impediment
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of impedimenta1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin: literally, “traveling gear, luggage, baggage,” plural of impedīmentum impediment
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Word History and Origins

Origin of impedimenta1

C16: from Latin, plural of impedīmentum hindrance; see impede
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Example Sentences

The greatest care was taken to reduce the baggage and impedimenta of the army to a minimum.

Some flocks, however, are still accompanied by impedimenta in the shape of young babblers or pied crested-cuckoos.

With no other impedimenta than the above-mentioned, the ostrich-hunter roams at will over the vast pampas.

Beyond that fifty-yard stream lay the enemy, reported now to be stacking up drive impedimenta.

No invader can possibly reach the enemy's trench to contest it with him until these impedimenta are removed.

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