impedimenta

im·ped·i·men·ta

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [im-ped-uh-men-tuh]
- /ɪmˌpɛd əˈmɛn tə/
- /ɪmˌped.ɪˈmen.tə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [im-ped-uh-men-tuh]
- /ɪmˌpɛd əˈmɛn tə/

Definitions of impedimenta word

noun impedimenta Equipment for an activity or expedition, especially when considered as bulky or an encumbrance. 1
noun plural impedimenta the baggage and equipment carried by an army 0
noun plural impedimenta any objects or circumstances that impede progress 0
noun plural impedimenta things hindering progress, as on a trip; encumbrances; esp., baggage, supplies, or equipment, as those carried along with an army 0
noun impedimenta Equipment intended for an activity that serves as more of a hindrance than a help, especially military baggage. 0
noun impedimenta plural of impedimentum. 0

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Origin of impedimenta

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

1590-1600; < Latin, plural of impedīmentum impediment

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Parts of speech for Impedimenta

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Impedimenta

impedimenta popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for impedimenta

noun impedimenta

junk — narcotics, especially heroin.
gear — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
baggage — Your baggage consists of the bags that you take with you when you travel.
obstruction — something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
paraphernalia — (sometimes used with a singular verb) equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia.

All 7 Synonyms of impedimenta