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vade mecum
/ ˈvɑːdɪ ˈmeɪkʊm /
noun
- a handbook or other aid carried on the person for immediate use when needed
Word History and Origins
Origin of vade mecum1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vade mecum1
Example Sentences
A brewing vade mecum for coffee snobs, Filtru guides you through the art of crafting killer brews, including pouring intervals, stirring and waiting tips.
This time he has written a vade mecum for the young aeroplanist, who is conducted to the aerodrome and initiated Into all the mysteries of flying.
His essays had been my vade mecum in all my world-wide wanderings.
Forming a guide book & vade mecum for travellers, merchants, and residents in general.
Ted delighted to call it his "vade mecum," and most of the scouts had only a hazy conception of what those words meant, though they appreciated the bag all right.
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