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enchiridion

American  
[en-kahy-rid-ee-uhn, -ki-] / ˌɛn kaɪˈrɪd i ən, -kɪ- /

noun

plural

enchiridions, enchiridia

  1. a handbook; manual.

enchiridion British  
/ ˌɛnkaɪˈrɪdɪən /

noun

  1. rare a handbook or manual

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Etymology

Origin of enchiridion

1535–45; < Late Latin < Greek encheirídion handbook, equivalent to en- en- 2 + cheír hand + -idion diminutive suffix

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Sarah and Isaac were romping noisily about and under the beds; Rachel was at the table, knitting a scarf for Solomon; the grandmother pored over a bulky enchiridion for pious women, written in jargon.

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