paralipomena

American  

[par-uh-li-pom-uh-nuh, -lahy-] / ˌpær ə lɪˈpɒm ə nə, -laɪ- /

plural noun

1. things omitted or neglected that are added as a supplement.

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paralipomena British  

/ ˌpærəlaɪˈpɒmənə /

plural noun

1. things added in a supplement to a work

2. Old Testament another name for the Books of Chronicles

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Etymology

Origin of paralipomena

1665–75; < Late Latin paralīpomena < Greek ( tà ) paraleipómena (things) omitted, not told (present participle passive of paraleípein ), equivalent to para- para- ¹ + leíp ( ein ) to leave behind + -omena neuter plural present participle mediopassive suffix

Example Sentences

There are not sufficient grounds, however, for denying positively that the reverend dean was the author of these paralipomena.

From Pepita Ximenez by Valera, Juan

In view of these facts, the reverend dean, with the discretion which was characteristic of him, may possibly have composed the paralipomena, without disclosing his identity to the reader.

From Pepita Ximenez by Valera, Juan

Ad Vitellionem paralipomena quibus astronomiae pars optica traditur.

From An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry by Lehmer, Derrick Norman

Martiis 1625,” suggests improvements in the Ad Vitellionem paralipomena, and gives the following construction: Draw a line CBADC, and let an ellipse, a parabola, and a hyperbola have B and A for focus and vertex.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

This group contains paralipomena which baffle individual description.

From A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs by Combs, Josiah Henry