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Vade-Mecum

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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A Latin phrase meaning literally "come with me" (vade, imperative of vadere, to go or come; cum, with; me, abl. of ego, I), and used in French, Spanish and English for something that a person is in the habit of constantly taking about with him, especially a book of the nature of a handy guide or work of reference.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Vade-Mecum'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​v/vade-mecum.html. 1910.
 
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