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mataeotechny

mataeotechny noun: an unprofitable or pointless science, skill, or activity.

Noun

mataeotechny (plural not attested)

  1. (archaic, formal, no plural, obsolete) An unprofitable or pointless science, skill, or activity.

Origin of mataeotechny

A 16th-century borrowing from Ancient Greek ματαιοτεχνία (mataiotekhnía, “a useless art or skill”).

Questions about mataeotechny

What does mataeotechny mean?
Mataeotechny means an unprofitable or pointless science, skill, or activity.
What part of speech is mataeotechny?
Mataeotechny is a noun.

Words near mataeotechny in the dictionary

  1. matadoress
  2. matadorial
  3. matadorlike
  4. matadors
  5. mataeology
  6. mataeotechny
  7. matafunda
  8. matafundas
  9. Matag-ob
  10. Matagalpa
  11. Matagalpan

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