English Explanatory Dictionary

paralipomena

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The different text variants or text witnesses researched when creating a critical edition.
  2. Supplementary literary material.

Pronunciation

/ˌpæɹəlɪˈpɒmənə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-paralipomena.wav

Word forms

paralipomena paralipomenon

Etymology

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

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