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   apparatus

   /ˌapəˈreɪtəs/

   noun

   • 1. the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose: "firemen wearing breathing apparatus" Similar equipmentgearrigtacklegadgetryparaphernaliaapplianceinstrumenttoolutensilmachinemechanismdevicecontraptionhardwareplantmachineryinformal:thingsstuffgubbins
   • 2. the complex structure of a particular organization or system: "the apparatus of government" Similar structuresystemframeworkorganizationset-upnetworkhierarchychain of command
   • 3. a collection of notes, variant readings, and other matter accompanying a printed text: "one thing about the book's apparatus does irritate: the absence of an index of titles"

   Word Origin early 17th century: Latin, from apparare ‘make ready for’, from ad- ‘towards’ + parare ‘make ready’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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