/ Dictionary / Index P paraphernalia: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: par•a•pher•na•lia Pronunciation: (par"u-fur-nāl'yu, -fu-nāl'-), [key] — n. equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia. personal belongings. the personal articles, apart from dower, reserved by law to a married woman. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: paraphernalia (Thesaurus) para-phenetidine paraphilia Related Content Daily Word Quiz: simian Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language