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va⋅de me⋅cum

  [vey-dee mee-kuhm, vah-]
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–noun, plural va⋅de me⋅cums.
1. something a person carries about for frequent or regular use.
2. a book for ready reference; manual; handbook.
Origin:
1620–30; < L vāde mēcum lit., go with me
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va·de me·cum   (vā'dē mē'kəm, vä'dē mā'-)   
n.   pl. va·de me·cums

  1. A useful thing that one constantly carries about.

  2. A book, such as a guidebook, for ready reference.


[Latin vāde mēcum, go with me : vāde, sing. imperative of vādere, to go + mē : ablative sing. of egō, I + cum, with.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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vade mecum 
"a manual," 1629, from L., lit. "go with me."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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