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μᾰταιο-τεχνία

mataiotechnia · ἡ

useless art

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What it meant

μᾰταιο-τεχνία · mataio-technia — LSJ

useless art

useless art, Quint. 2.20.3, Gal. Protr. 9; [pictura] apud veteres μ. dicta est, Serv.Dan. ad Verg. A. 1.464.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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