"parsimony" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: parsimony
Etymology: ύστερα μεσοαγγλικά: parsimony < λατινικά: parsimonia, parcimonia < parcere «κρατάω εφεδρεία, φυλάω χωρίς να καταναλώσω, κρατάω ρεζέρβα»
  1. η οικονομία, η απροθυμία για σπατάλες (αφορά επίσης λακωνικές ιδέες και θεωρίες)
    Sense id: el-parsimony-en-noun-AUh87NGv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: economy, frugality, stinginess, niggardliness
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