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1535–45; < Late Latin < Greek encheirídion handbook, equivalent to en- en-2 + cheír hand + -idion diminutive suffix
1535–45; < Late Latin < Greek encheirídion handbook, equivalent to en- en-2 + cheír hand + -idion diminutive suffix
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Enchiridion
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| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
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enchiridion
1540s, "a handbook," from L.L., from Gk. enkheiridion, neut. of enkheiridios "that which is held in the hand," from en- "in" + kheir "hand" + -idion dim. suffix.
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