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par⋅er⋅gon

  [pa-rur-gon]
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–noun, plural -ga  [-guh] .
1. something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
2. work undertaken in addition to one's principal work.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Gk párergon, n. use of neut. of párergos beside the main subject, subordinate, equiv. to par- par- + érg(on) work + -os adj. suffix
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