"enchiridion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɛn.kaɪˈɹɪ.dɪ.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: enchiridions [plural], enchiridia [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪdiən Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐγχειρίδιον (enkheirídion), from ἐν (en, “in”) + χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + a neuter suffix. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἐγχειρίδιον|}} Ancient Greek ἐγχειρίδιον (enkheirídion), {{m|grc|ἐν||in}} ἐν (en, “in”), {{m|grc|χείρ||hand}} χείρ (kheír, “hand”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|enchiridia}} enchiridion (plural enchiridions or enchiridia)
  1. A handbook or manual. Categories (topical): Books
    Sense id: en-enchiridion-en-noun-b8a6bVpe Disambiguation of Books: 97 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 96 4
  2. A dagger.
    Sense id: en-enchiridion-en-noun-mEmDojDY

Inflected forms

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