Definitions for parergon

parergon par·er·gon

Spelling: [pa-rur-gon]
IPA: /pæˈrɜr gɒn/

Parergon is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 262 anagrams from letters in parergon (aegnoprr).

Definitions for parergon

noun

  1. something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
  2. work undertaken in addition to one's principal work.

Origin of parergon

1595-1605; Greek párergon, noun use of neuter of párergos beside the main subject, subordinate, equivalent to par- par- + érg(on) work + -os a

Examples for parergon

By 1595 the number of maps had increased to 119, including a parergon or supplement of 12 maps illustrating ancient history.

Sometimes this making or doing was their profession; sometimes it was a parergon carried on deliciously in leisure hours.

Ei d toutous ektrapomenos exelenchoimi, meizon an moi to parergon tou ergou genoito.

parergon, pa-rėr′gon, n. a by-work, any work subsidiary to another.

Word Value for parergon
Scrable

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Words with friends

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