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VAY-dee MEE-kuhm
noun
a handy reference book; a manual; something carried around for convenience of reference
1829The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction (7 February 1829)To these are superadded the usual contents of a pocket book, so as to render the present volume a desirable vade-mecum for the operative, the manufacturer, and engineer.1910Strictly BusinessSo, driven to the wall, we go for our subject-matter to the reliable, old, moral, unassailable vade mecum—the unabridged dictionary. 1978ChesapeakeAnd she handed him a small, poorly printed volume called The Industrious Boy's Vade Mecum.1990A Voice From the AtticThey share with a great part of literate mankind the dream of the Wondrous Book, the invaluable Vade Mecum, in which the answer to their special question is to be found.Labels: James A. Michener, O. Henry, Robertson Davies, Various
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