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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A useful thing that one constantly carries about.
  2. n. A book, such as a guidebook, for ready reference.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A book or other thing that a person carries with him as a constant companion; a pocket-companion; a manual; a handbook.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A referential book such as a handbook or manual.
  2. n. A useful object, constantly carried on one’s person.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. A book or other thing that a person carries with him as a constant companion; a manual; a handbook.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location

Etymologies

  1. From the Latin vāde ("go!, walk!"), the second-person singular present active imperative of vādō ("I go, I walk") + mēcum ("with me"), literally meaning "go with me!". (Wiktionary)
  2. Latin vāde mēcum, go with me : vāde, sing. imperative of vādere, to go + mē : ablative sing. of egō, I + cum, with. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  1. manual
  1. handbook

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  1. book of facts
  1. reference book
  1. reference
  1. reference work

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  1. manual
  1. guide
  1. guidebook
  1. Bible
  1. ready reckoner
  1. reckoner

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  • jmjarmstrong JM asks the question "Does facebook qualify as a vade mecum?" Feb 5, 2009

  • mechanolatry Latin -- go with me
    1. A referential book such as a handbook or manual.
    2. A useful object, constantly carried on one’s person.
    Jan 29, 2009

  • quotato Latin "Go With Me"---a pocket handbook=vade mecum Dec 7, 2007

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