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parapegm

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An engraved tablet, usually of brass, set up in a public place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Ancient Greece

Examples

  • Parapegms were used for the publication of laws, proclamations, and the recording of astronomical phenomena or calendar events.

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History

Etymology

Latin parapegma, Ancient Greek παράπηγμα (parápēgma) to fix beside: compare French parapegme.