impedimenta
Americanplural noun
plural noun
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the baggage and equipment carried by an army
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any objects or circumstances that impede progress
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a plural of impediment
Etymology
Origin of impedimenta
First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin: literally, “traveling gear, luggage, baggage,” plural of impedīmentum impediment
Example Sentences
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Mr. Grossman photographed the hirsute quartet juxtaposed against a jungle of television cameras, amplifiers and other backstage impedimenta, and he shot from the balcony to capture their electrifying effect on the audience.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2023
Astor Place had the impedimenta landlords left on the sidewalk after old tenants died.
From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2020
Between the driver and passenger seats there was a large, raised, shag-pile-carpeted area, which I was using to lay out my various writerly impedimenta: voice recorder, notebook, pens and so forth.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2017
Given such impedimenta, Morgan's quixotic search for his free spirit is the stuff of comedy, and Tyler plays much of his story just that way.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once more I dressed in the heavy flying clothes, and collected my maps and impedimenta.
From 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber by Bewsher, Paul
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