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parergon
[ pa-rur-gon ]
noun
, plural par·er·ga [pa-, rur, -g, uh].
- something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
- work undertaken in addition to one's principal work.
parergon
/ pəˈrɛəɡɒn /
noun
- work that is not one's main employment
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parergon1
First recorded in 1595–1605; < Latin parergon “extra ornament,” from Greek párergon “secondary business, side job,” noun use of neuter of párergos “beside the main subject, subordinate,” equivalent to par- par- 1( def ) + érg(on) work + -os adj. suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parergon1
C17: from Latin, from Greek, from para- 1+ ergon work
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Example Sentences
Parergon, pa-rėr′gon, n. a by-work, any work subsidiary to another.
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Ei d toutous ektrapomenos exelenchoimi, meizon an moi to parergon tou ergou genoito.
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Two lines on ploughing are quoted from ‘liber parergon,’ i., but it is not certain whether this is an independent work.
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By 1595 the number of maps had increased to 119, including a Parergon or supplement of 12 maps illustrating ancient history.
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Sometimes this making or doing was their profession; sometimes it was a parergon carried on deliciously in leisure hours.
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