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Meaning of adminiculum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
[ad.mɪˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]

Definitions

  1. a prop, stay, support
    declension-2, neuter
  2. support, help, aid, assistance
    declension-2, neuter
  3. assistant, auxiliary
    declension-2, neuter

Equivalents

English Crutch

Examples

“Iam vērō vītēs sīc clāviculīs adminicula tamquam manibus adprehendunt atque ita sē ērigunt ut animantēs.”

The vines we see take hold on props with their tendrils, as if with hands, and raise themselves as if they were animated.

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

administer administra administrae administram administrarum administras

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