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impedimenta [ɪmˌpɛdɪˈmɛntə] pl n 1. (Military) the baggage and equipment carried by an army 2. any objects or circumstances that impede progress 3. a plural of impediment [3] [from Latin, plural of impedīmentum hindrance; see impede] Impedimenta the equipment and baggage of an army; the sum total of burdens or other things that weigh or slow one down. See also dunnage, fardage. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations impedimenta [ɪmˌpɛdɪˈmɛntə] n (frm) → impedimenti mpl impedimenta [ɪmˌpɛdɪˈmɛntə] n (frm) → impedimenti mpl How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Katharine had a sense of impedimenta accumulating on all sides of her. Then after a pause he remarked, more amiably: "I suppose if I regretted any of my own impedimenta, it would be the pipe. There were motor trucks and ox teams and all the impedimenta of a small army and always there were wounded men walking or being carried toward the rear. |
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