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parergon

[ pa-rur-gon ]

noun

, plural par·er·ga [pa-, rur, -g, uh].
  1. something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
  2. work undertaken in addition to one's principal work.


parergon

/ pəˈrɛəɡɒn /

noun

  1. work that is not one's main employment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

Ei d toutous ektrapomenos exelenchoimi, meizon an moi to parergon tou ergou genoito.

Two lines on ploughing are quoted from ‘liber parergon,’ i., but it is not certain whether this is an independent work.

By 1595 the number of maps had increased to 119, including a Parergon or supplement of 12 maps illustrating ancient history.

Sometimes this making or doing was their profession; sometimes it was a parergon carried on deliciously in leisure hours.

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