vade mecum

noun

va·de me·cum | \ ˌvā-dē-ˈmē-kəm

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, ˌvä-dē-ˈmā-

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plural vade mecums

Definition of vade mecum

1 : a book for ready reference : manual

2 : something regularly carried about by a person

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Recent Examples on the Web By the time the last of its five massive volumes appeared, in 1959, the Sowerby catalog had become the vade mecum of Jefferson scholarship. — Jorge Dionis, Town & Country, "Turn Up the Volumes," 6 Dec. 2013

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“Vade mecum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vade%20mecum. Accessed 12 May. 2021.

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