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Meaning of parergon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/pæˈrɝ.ɡɑn/

Definitions

A piece of work that is supplementary to or a byproduct of a larger work.

Examples

“[…] the running and control of double agents is a[n] […] infinitely complicated task. It could not be done as a parergon by any intelligence department elsewhere […]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

parergy Pares Paresi Paresis paresthesia paresthesis