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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)
2. especially fine or decorative clothing
Familiarity information: REGALIA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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:
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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