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How to pronounce appurtenance in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms accessory, add-on, supplement
Type of constituent, element, component
Has types auto accessory, computer accessory, fitting, fixings, trimmings
Derivation appertain, appurtenant
Type Words
Synonyms gear, paraphernalia
Type of equipment
Has types tackle, kit, outfit, regalia, rig, rigging, saddlery, stable gear, tack, fishing gear, fishing tackle, fishing rig

Examples of appurtenance

appurtenance
The referee is considered to be an appurtenance of the field, so nothing wrong there.
From the guardian.co.uk
Almost the only appurtenance consonant with his celebrity is an address book Don Juan would envy.
From the time.com
It often seems as though our British monarchy, along with our secret intelligence service, represents the only appurtenance of national greatness still extant.
From the time.com
The actor is a bodybuilder with what seems to be an ancient helmet tattooed on his head, an armored appurtenance around his neck and stars over his nipples.
From the nation.time.com
More examples
  • Gear: equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
  • Accessory: a supplementary component that improves capability
  • Appurtenances is a term for what belongs to and goes with something else, with the appurtenance being less significant than what it belongs to. The word ultimately derives from Latin appertinere, "to appertain".
  • An appendage added to something else; equipment used for some specific task; gear; minor property (such as an outhouse) that passes with the main property when it is sold; the thing to which another pertains
  • (appurtenances) equipment used for a specific task or purpose; gear
  • (APPURTENANCES) Those rights, privileges, and improvements that belong to and pass with the transfer of real property but are not necessarily a part of the property, such as rights-of-way, easements, water rights, and property improvements.
  • (Appurtenances) Things attached to real property or, by their nature, belonging with real property; e.g., an easement or a right of way.
  • (Appurtenances) a word used in deeds, leases, etc. for the purpose of including any easements or other rights used or enjoyed with real property which are considered to be so much a part of the property they automatically pass to the grantee under the deed conveying the real property.
  • (APPURTENANCES) Architectural features typically not used for human occupancy, consisting of awning, marquees, balconies, turrets, cupolas, colonnades, arcades, spires, belfries, dormers, and chimneys.