"adminicle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: adminicles [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin adminiculumbor. English adminicle Borrowed from Latin adminiculum (“support pole”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:adminiculum<t:support pole>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin adminiculumbor. English adminicle [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "support pole", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "adminiculum", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "adminicle", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="adminicle"> Borrowed from Latin adminiculum (“support pole”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} adminicle (plural adminicles)
  1. Something that aids or supports.
    Sense id: en-adminicle-en-noun-oL1iQPRc
  2. An auxiliary.
    Sense id: en-adminicle-en-noun-CSnSSNSm
  3. (Scots law) Corroborative proof. Translations (corroborative proof): adminículo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-adminicle-en-noun-oZyo8kcU Categories (other): Scots law, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 15 23 42 21 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 15 23 42 21 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 8 61 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 6 60 17 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 16 5 65 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 19 10 4 52 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 13 7 3 66 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 13 19 55 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 24 46 21 Disambiguation of 'corroborative proof': 0 1 98 1
  4. Background ornamentation on a coin or medal.
    Sense id: en-adminicle-en-noun-kzVoOe4W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: adminiculate

Inflected forms

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    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Italic",
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