parergon
[ pa-rur-gon ]
/ pæˈrɜr gɒn /
noun, plural par·er·ga [pa-rur-guh] /pæˈrɜr gə/.
something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
work undertaken in addition to one's principal work.
Words nearby parergon
parents anonymous,
parenty,
pareo,
parepididymis,
parera,
parergon,
paresis,
paresthesia,
pareto,
pareu,
pareunia
Example sentences from the Web for parergon
By 1595 the number of maps had increased to 119, including a Parergon or supplement of 12 maps illustrating ancient history.
Parergon, pa-rėr′gon, n. a by-work, any work subsidiary to another.
Sometimes this making or doing was their profession; sometimes it was a parergon carried on deliciously in leisure hours.
The House by the River |A. P. HerbertEi d toutous ektrapomenos exelenchoimi, meizon an moi to parergon tou ergou genoito.
On the Natural Faculties |Galen
British Dictionary definitions for parergon
parergon
/ (pəˈrɛəɡɒn) /
noun plural -ga (-ɡə)
work that is not one's main employment
Word Origin for parergon
C17: from Latin, from Greek, from
para-
1 +
ergon work