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REGALIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does regalia mean? 

REGALIA (noun)
  The noun REGALIA has 2 senses:

1. paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)play

2. especially fine or decorative clothingplay

  Familiarity information: REGALIA used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REGALIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("regalia" is a kind of...):

appurtenance; gear; paraphernalia (equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "regalia"):

crown jewels (regalia (jewelry and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Especially fine or decorative clothing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

array; raiment; regalia

Hypernyms ("regalia" is a kind of...):

article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "regalia"):

war paint (full ceremonial regalia)


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