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View synonyms for impedimenta
impedimenta
[ im-ped-uh-men-tuh ]
plural noun
- 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
- the baggage and equipment carried by an army
- any objects or circumstances that impede progress
- a plural of impediment
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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.
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Some flocks, however, are still accompanied by impedimenta in the shape of young babblers or pied crested-cuckoos.
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With no other impedimenta than the above-mentioned, the ostrich-hunter roams at will over the vast pampas.
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Beyond that fifty-yard stream lay the enemy, reported now to be stacking up drive impedimenta.
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No invader can possibly reach the enemy's trench to contest it with him until these impedimenta are removed.
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