Etymology

paralipomenon

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Today it means: Either of the Books of Chronicles in the Old Testament. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Παραλειπομένων
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΠαραλειπομένων“of things omitted”
  2. English todayparalipomenon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παραλειπομένων (Paraleipoménōn, “of things omitted”) παραλείπω (paraleípō, “I leave remaining”).

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