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well-provided

[pruh-vahy-did]

pro·vid·ed

[pruh-vahy-did]
conjunction
on the condition or understanding (that); providing: I'll go provided that the others go, too.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English. See provide, -ed2

non·pro·vid·ed, adjective
un·pro·vid·ed, adjective
well-pro·vid·ed, adjective


in case, granted. See if.


lest.


The conjunctions provided and providing are interchangeable. Both mean “on the condition or understanding that,” with that sometimes expressed: Provided (or Providing) no further objections are raised, we will consider the matter settled.

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Well-provided is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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well-provided
 
adj
1.  having been furnished or supplied with a sufficient amount
2.  (foll by for) having been supplied with sufficient means of support, esp financially

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