"parergon" meaning in All languages combined

See parergon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /pæˈrɜ˞.ɡɑn/ Forms: parergons [plural], parerga [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πάρεργον (párergon, “subordinate or secondary business; by-work”), neuter of πάρεργος (párergos, “beside the main subject, subordinate, incidental”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|πάρεργον|t=subordinate or secondary business; by-work}} Ancient Greek πάρεργον (párergon, “subordinate or secondary business; by-work”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|parerga}} parergon (plural parergons or parerga)
  1. A piece of work that is supplementary to or a byproduct of a larger work.
    Sense id: en-parergon-en-noun-2dRCqaKn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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