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enchiridion
en·chi·rid·i·on
/
ˌɛn
kaɪˈrɪd
i
ən, -kɪ-
/
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[
en-kahy-
rid
-ee-
uh
n, -ki-
]
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noun,
plural
en·chi·rid·i·ons,
en·chi·rid·i·a
/
-ˈrɪd
i
ə
/
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[
-
rid
-ee-
uh
]
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.
a handbook; manual.
Origin:
1535–45;
<
Late Latin
<
Greek
encheirídion
handbook, equivalent to
en-
en-
2
+
cheír
hand +
-idion
diminutive suffix
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enchiridion
(ˌɛnkaɪˈrɪdɪən)
—
n
,
pl
-ions
,
-ia
rare
a handbook or manual
[C16: from Late Latin, from Greek
enkheiridion,
from
en-
² +
kheir
hand]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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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