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apparatus

Syllabification: (ap·pa·rat·us)

Definition of apparatus

1the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose:laboratory apparatus

2a complex structure within an organization or system:the apparatus of government

3 (also critical apparatus or apparatus criticus) a collection of notes, variant readings, and other matter accompanying a printed text.

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin, from apparare 'make ready for', from ad- 'toward' + parare 'make ready'

Remember that apparatus begins with appar-.Add -es to make the plural of words ending in -s: (apparatuses).

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