personal effects

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personal effects

noun personal effect

plural, plural normally Items of personal property that one carries on one's person, including identification, jewelry, and clothing. At 11 am the next day, rescue parties discovered a few more personal effects, some 600 yards from where she was last seen. These included sunglasses, a loose boot, an empty wallet, a torn 1000-shilling bill, and her bag.
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@misc{personal_effects_2026,
  title = {personal effects},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/personal%20effects},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}