παράπηγμα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παρά (pará) +‎ πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, I fasten, establish) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma, result noun suffix).

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Noun

πᾰρᾰ́πηγμᾰ (parápēgman (genitive πᾰρᾰπήγμᾰτος); third declension

  1. parapegma, astronomical calendar inscribed on a surface with moveable pegs for days

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