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appurtenance noun [ əˈpəːt(ɪ)nəns ]

• an accessory or other item associated with a particular activity or style of living.
• "the appurtenances of consumer culture"
Similar: accessories, trappings, appendages, accoutrements, extras, additions, adjuncts, conveniences, incidentals, equipment, paraphernalia, impedimenta, belongings, bits and pieces, things, stuff,
Origin: Middle English: from Old French apertenance, based on late Latin appertinere ‘belong to’ (see appertain).


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