parapegma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device for keeping track of cyclical events, particularly of stars, weather, seasons, and so on.

Pronunciation

/pæɹəˈpɛɡmə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parapegma.wav

Word forms

parapegma parapegmas parapegmata

Etymology

From Latin parapegma, from Ancient Greek παράπηγμα (parápēgma, “something fixed on or hung up”) .

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