Word of the day: Language sometimes offers elegant words to describe small things that belong to something larger. Appurtenance is one such formal term. It refers to something that naturally belongs ...

This word describes the relationship between something of lesser value connected to a property. It can also mean a sense of belongingness. The word appurtenance can have different applications ...

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- equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.