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ergons

ergons is the plural of ergon.

Meaning of ergon

Noun

ergon (uncountable)

  1. Work, measured in terms of the quantity of heat to which it is equivalent.
  2. (Classical) A task or function of a creature.
    • "O where is that humming stuff now / With Irish 'vis' and 'vir' gone? / We haven't brain enough now / For Aristotle's ergon!"16 March 1874, Punch Magazine, p. 212

Questions about ergons

What is ergons the plural of?
Ergons is the plural of ergon.

Words near ergons in the dictionary

  1. ergonomist
  2. ergonomists
  3. ergonomy
  4. ergonovine
  5. ergonovines
  6. ergons
  7. ergonym
  8. ergonyms
  9. ergopeptide
  10. ergopeptides
  11. ergopeptine

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