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parergon

par·er·gon [ pa rúr gòn ] (plural par·er·ga [ pa rúrgə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
second job: one thing that exists as an addition or as an additional detail to something else, especially an employment or activity that is subsidiary to a person's main occupation ( archaic or literary )

[Early 17th century. < Greek< para "beside" + ergon "work"]
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