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Word: Parergon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: via Latin from Greek parergon, from para- ‘beside, additional’ + ergon ‘work’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pəˈrəːɡɒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a piece of work that is supplementary to or a by-product of a larger work
Short Definition:piece of work that is supplementary to or by-product of larger work
Examples:- the second sonata is a parergon to the opera
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