parergon
[ pa-rur-gon ]
/ pæˈrɜr gɒn /
noun, plural par·er·ga [pa-rur-guh]. /pæˈrɜr gə/.
something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
work undertaken in addition to one's principal work.
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Words nearby parergon
Parent-Teacher Association, parenty, pareo, parepididymis, parera, parergon, paresis, paresthesia, Pareto, pareu, pareunia
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Example sentences from the Web for parergon
By 1595 the number of maps had increased to 119, including a Parergon or supplement of 12 maps illustrating ancient history.
Parergon, pa-rėr′gon, n. a by-work, any work subsidiary to another.
Sometimes this making or doing was their profession; sometimes it was a parergon carried on deliciously in leisure hours.
The House by the River|A. P. HerbertEi d toutous ektrapomenos exelenchoimi, meizon an moi to parergon tou ergou genoito.
On the Natural Faculties|Galen
British Dictionary definitions for parergon
parergon
/ (pəˈrɛəɡɒn) /
noun plural -ga (-ɡə)
work that is not one's main employment
Word Origin for parergon
C17: from Latin, from Greek, from para- 1 + ergon work
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