paralipomena

/ˌpæɹəlɪˈpɒmənə/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: par-alipom-e-na
IPA: /ˌpæɹəlɪˈpɒmənə/

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noun

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noun

Supplementary literary material.

Example Sentences

"You are cold, while you yourself fan flames. By all means wrap yourself in your despotic furs, there is no one to whom they are more appropriate, cruel goddess of love and of beauty!—After a while I add a few verses from Goethe, which I recently found in his paralipomena to Faust."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παραλειπόμενα (paraleipómena, literally “things omitted”), from παραλείπω (paraleípō, “to leave out”), from παρά (pará) + λείπω (leípō).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpæɹəlɪˈpɒmənə/

Inflected Forms

paralipomenon (singular)

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