"parergy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpæɹə(ɹ)d͡ʒi/ Forms: parergies [plural]
Etymology: Latin parergon, Ancient Greek πάρεργον (párergon); παρά (pará, “beside”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}}, {{uder|en|grc|πάρεργον|}} Ancient Greek πάρεργον (párergon) Head templates: {{en-noun}} parergy (plural parergies)
  1. (obsolete) Something unimportant, incidental, or superfluous; a trifle Tags: obsolete

Inflected forms

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