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impedimenta
noun [ plural ] mainly humorous
UK /ɪmˌped.ɪˈmen.tə/
the objects that you need for a particular activity that are heavy or difficult to carry:
We were weighed down with sleeping bags, gas cookers and pans - all the impedimenta of camping.
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noun [ plural ] mainly humorous
UK /ɪmˌped.ɪˈmen.tə/
the objects that you need for a particular activity that are heavy or difficult to carry:
We were weighed down with sleeping bags, gas cookers and pans - all the impedimenta of camping.
Lewis Palmer
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syncopate
verb [ I or T ] MUSIC specialized
UK /ˈsɪŋ.kə.peɪt/
to have a rhythm in which strong notes are not on the beat, or to create music that has this rhythm:
The music suddenly syncopates, like ragtime.
The melodies were syncopated off the bass lines.
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verb [ I or T ] MUSIC specialized
UK /ˈsɪŋ.kə.peɪt/
to have a rhythm in which strong notes are not on the beat, or to create music that has this rhythm:
The music suddenly syncopates, like ragtime.
The melodies were syncopated off the bass lines.
Lewis Palmer
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amorphous
adjective
UK /əˈmɔː.fəs/ /ˌeɪˈmɔː.fəs/
(of a physical thing) having no fixed form or shape:
an amorphous mass of jelly
(of an idea, a plan, etc.) having no clear structure or details:
How can historians deal with such amorphous human qualities as fear and grief?
It wasn't clear what they expected from me other than the amorphous "change".
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adjective
UK /əˈmɔː.fəs/ /ˌeɪˈmɔː.fəs/
(of a physical thing) having no fixed form or shape:
an amorphous mass of jelly
(of an idea, a plan, etc.) having no clear structure or details:
How can historians deal with such amorphous human qualities as fear and grief?
It wasn't clear what they expected from me other than the amorphous "change".
