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Webster 1913 Edition

Parapegm

Par′a-pegm

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Noun.
[L.
parapegma
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to fix beside;
παρά
beside + [GREEK] to fix: cf. F.
parapegme
.]
An engraved tablet, usually of brass, set up in a public place.
☞ Parapegms were used for the publication of laws, proclamations, etc., and the recording of astronomical phenomena or calendar events.

Webster 1828 Edition

Parapegm

PARAPEGM

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Noun.
par'apem. [Gr.] A brazen table fixed to a pillar, on which laws and proclamations were anciently engraved; also, a table set in a public place, containing an account of the rising and setting of the stars, eclipses, seasons, &c.

Definition 2024

parapegm

parapegm

English

Noun

parapegm ‎(plural parapegms)

  1. An engraved tablet, usually of brass, set up in a public place.
    Parapegms were used for the publication of laws, proclamations, and the recording of astronomical phenomena or calendar events.

Etymology

Latin parapegma, Ancient Greek to fix beside: compare French parapegme.

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