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vade_mecum

vade mecum

English

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Noun

vade mecum ‎(plural vade mecums)

  1. A referential book such as a handbook or manual.
  2. A useful object, constantly carried on one’s person.

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Etymology

From the Latin vāde ‎(“go!, walk!”), the second-person singular present active imperative of vādō ‎(“I go, I walk”) + mēcum ‎(“with me”), literally meaning "go with me!".

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