polypragmosyne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Meddlesomeness, officiousness.

Word forms

polypragmosyne

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολυπραγμοσύνη (polupragmosúnē, “meddlesomeness”), from πολυπράγμων (poluprágmōn, “meddlesome”) (from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πρᾶγμα (prâgma, “act”)) + -σύνη (-súnē, “-ness”). See poly-, pragmatic.

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