vade mecum

English
WOTD – 16 January 2006

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Latin vāde (“go!, walk!”), the second-person singular present active imperative of vādō (“I go, I walk”) + mēcum (“with me”), literally meaning "go with me".

Noun

vade mecum (plural vade mecums)

  1. A referential book such as a handbook or manual.
  2. A useful object, constantly carried on one’s person.

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