mataeotechny
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prettygoodwordmataeotechny - n., an unprofitable or useless science or skill.
From Greek roots meaning "vain art/craft." It's obsolete except in books that like to collect obsolete words from dictionaries (in this case, the OED), but I note that when Pantagruel visits an island kingdom named Entelechy, the main port is named Mataeotechny. Heh.
---L.
From Greek roots meaning "vain art/craft." It's obsolete except in books that like to collect obsolete words from dictionaries (in this case, the OED), but I note that when Pantagruel visits an island kingdom named Entelechy, the main port is named Mataeotechny. Heh.
---L.
