impedimenta
pronunciation
How to pronounce impedimenta in British English:
UK [ɪmˌpedɪˈmentə]
How to pronounce impedimenta in American English:
US [ɪmˌpɛdəˈmɛntə]
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- Noun:
- any structure that makes progress difficult
- the baggage and equipment carried by an army
Word Origin
- impedimenta (n.)
- "traveling equipment," c. 1600, from Latin impedimenta "luggage, baggage," literally "that by which one is impeded;" plural of impedimentum (see impediment).
Example
- 1. He included among his impedimenta a wife and three children .
- 2. I simply liked the idea of fat tires and being able to go up and down curbs or other road impedimenta with impunity .