parergy

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Pronunciation

/ˈpæɹə(ɹ)d͡ʒi/

Definition of parergy

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noun

(obsolete)Something unimportant, incidental, or superfluous; a trifle

“Wherefore the Scriptures being serious, and commonly omitting such parergies, it will be unreasonable from hence to condemn all laughter”

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Latin parergon, Ancient Greek πάρεργον (párergon); παρά (pará, “beside”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

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