apparatus

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Synonyms: apparats, apparat, apparatuses, apparate, asparagus, apparator, apparati, paratus, asperatus

Antonyms: apparats, apparat, apparatuses, apparate, asparagus, apparator, apparati, paratus, asperatus

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Noun

1. The [[entirety]] of [[means]] [[whereby]] a specific [[production]] is made [[existent]] or [[task]] accomplished.
2. A [[complex]] [[machine]] or [[instrument]].
3. {{lb|en|collective}} An [[assortment]] of [[tool]]s and instruments.
4. A [[bureaucratic]] [[organization]], especially one influenced by political patronage.
5. {{lb|en|firefighting}} A vehicle used for emergency response.
6. {{lb|en|gymnastics}} Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements.
7. {{lb|en|rhythmic gymnastics}} Any of the [[objects]] that the gymnasts [[wield]] while performing and used as part of the performance itself.
8. {{lb|en|video games}} A [[complex]], highly [[modified]] weapon (typically not a [[firearm]]); a [[weaponized]] “[[Rube Goldberg machine]].”
9. {{lb|en|textual criticism}} In an [[edition]], a [[system]] of [[notation]]s [[provide|providing]] information, especially regarding [[variant]] [[reading]]s of a [[text]] (a [[critical apparatus]])

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