CLEPSYDRA


Meaning of CLEPSYDRA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈklep-sə-drə ]

noun

( plural -dras or clep·sy·drae -ˌdrē, -ˌdrī)

Etymology: Latin, from Greek klepsydra, from kleptein to steal + hydōr water — more at klept-, water

Date: 1580

: water clock

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