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polypragmosyne

polypragmosyne noun: meddlesomeness, officiousness.

Noun

polypragmosyne (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Meddlesomeness, officiousness.
    • The Polypragmosine is pedantic enough, but something like true too; A Spirit of restless Enterprize with a Greek Name.1801 May, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thraliana, volume II,1

Origin of polypragmosyne

From Ancient Greek πολυπραγμοσύνη (polupragmosúnē, “meddlesomeness”), from πολυπράγμων (poluprágmōn, “meddlesome”) (from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πρᾶγμα (prâgma, “act”)) + -σύνη (-súnē, “-ness”). See poly-, pragmatic.

Questions about polypragmosyne

What does polypragmosyne mean?
Polypragmosyne means meddlesomeness, officiousness.
What part of speech is polypragmosyne?
Polypragmosyne is a noun.

Words near polypragmosyne in the dictionary

  1. polypragmatisms
  2. polypragmatist
  3. polypragmatists
  4. polypragmaty
  5. polypragmon
  6. polypragmosyne
  7. polyprenoid
  8. polyprenol
  9. polyprenols
  10. polyprenyl
  11. polyprenylated

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