adminicle

[ ad-min-i-kuhl ]

noun

Origin of adminicle

1
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 -cle2

Other words from adminicle

  • ad·mi·nic·u·lar [ad-muh-nik-yuh-ler], /ˌæd məˈnɪk yə lər/, ad·mi·nic·u·lar·y [ad-muh-nik-yuh-ler-ee], /ˌæd məˈnɪk yəˌlɛr i/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for adminicle

adminicle

/ (ædˈmɪnɪkəl) /


noun
  1. law something contributing to prove a point without itself being complete proof

Origin of adminicle

1
C16: from Latin adminiculum support

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