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parerga

parerga is the plural of parergon.

Meaning of parergon

Noun

parergon (plural parergons or parerga)

  1. A piece of work that is supplementary to or a byproduct of a larger work.
    • […] the running and control of double agents is a[n] […] infinitely complicated task. It could not be done as a parergon by any intelligence department elsewhere […]1945, J.C. Masterman, The Double-Cross System

Questions about parerga

What is parerga the plural of?
Parerga is the plural of parergon.

Words near parerga in the dictionary

  1. pareos
  2. Parepare
  3. parepididymis
  4. pareptide
  5. parer
  6. parerga
  7. parergal
  8. parergies
  9. parergon
  10. parergonic
  11. parergons

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