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polypragmosyne en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (rare, uncountable) Meddlesomeness, officiousness.
    • The Polypragmosine is pedantic enough, but something like true too; A Spirit of restless Enterprize with a Greek Name. 1801 May, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thraliana, volume II,1:

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