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vade mecum

va·de me·cum [ vàydee mkəm, vdee máykəm ] (plural va·de me·cums)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. useful book: a guidebook, handbook, or manual, especially one carried around or designed to be carried around constantly and referred to often

2. useful object: an object that a person carries constantly because it is useful

[Early 17th century. < Latin, "go with me"]
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