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Word: Apparatus
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century: Latin, from apparare ‘make ready for’, from ad- ‘towards’ + parare ‘make ready’
ˌapəˈreɪtəs
the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose
Short Definition:equipment
Examples:- firemen wearing breathing apparatus
the complex structure of a particular organization or system
Short Definition:structure of organization
Examples:- the apparatus of government
a collection of notes, variant readings, and other matter accompanying a printed text
Short Definition:material accompanying printed text
Examples:- one thing about the book's apparatus does irritate: the absence of an index of titles
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