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adminicle

[ ad-min-i-kuhl ]

noun



adminicle

/ æ»åˈ³¾Éª²Ôɪ°ìÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. law something contributing to prove a point without itself being complete proof
“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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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹»å·³¾¾±Â·²Ô¾±³¦Â·³Ü·±ô²¹°ù [ad-m, uh, -, nik, -y, uh, -ler], ²¹»å·³¾¾±Â·²Ô¾±³¦Â·³Ü·±ô²¹°ù·y [ad-m, uh, -, nik, -y, uh, -ler-ee], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of adminicle1

First recorded in 1550–60; from Latin adminiculum “prop (for vines), support,†equivalent to ad- ad- + element -min- probably related to moenia “defensive walls of a town†+ -i- -i- + -culum -cle 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of adminicle1

C16: from Latin adminiculum support
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Example Sentences

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In this case a portion of that silken band was carefully sewn up, as an adminicle of evidence, in the writ recording the transaction.

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The loss of this adscititious adminicle would make the sage's impeccable, but lugubrious bosom vibrate with the horrors of dilution and dereliction.

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The peacock was but an adminicle.

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The peacock was but an adminicle. 

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