DROMOS

Meaning of DROMOS in English

/drom"euhs, -os; droh"meuhs, -mos/ , n. , pl. dromoi /drom"oy, droh"moy/ .

1. Archaeol. a passageway into an ancient subterranean tomb.

2. a racetrack in ancient Greece.

[ 1840-50; drómos a running, course, place for running ]

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DROMOS — ˈdräˌmäs, ˈdrōˌ-, -_məs noun ( plural dromi -ˌmī, -ˌmē ; or drom·oi -ˌmȯi) Etymology: Greek dromos, racecourse, course, public walk …
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DROMOS — [ 'drɒmɒs ] ■ noun ( plural dromoi -mɔɪ ) an avenue or passage leading into an ancient Greek temple …
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DROMEDARY — noun (plural -daries) Etymology: Middle English dromedarie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin dromedarius, from Latin dromad-, dromas, from Greek, running; …
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-DROMOUS — adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin -dromus, from Greek -dromos (akin to Greek dramein) running
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HIPPODROME — I. ˈhipəˌdrōm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin hippodromos, from Greek, from hippo- hipp- + dromos racecourse …
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-DROME — I. ˌdrōm noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin -dromos, from Greek dromos; akin to Greek …
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TICHODROMA — tīˈkädrəmə, tə̇ˈk- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek teichos wall + dromos act of running, racecourse — more …
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PTERODROMA — təˈrädrəmə, teˈr- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + -droma (from Greek dromos course, race) — more at …
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PRODROME — ˈprōˌdrōm noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, precursor, prodrome, from Greek prodromos precursor, from prodromos, adjective, running ahead, from pro- …
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PLASMODROMA — plazˈmädrəmə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from plasm- + -droma (from Greek -dromos -drome) : a subphylum of …
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PARADROMIC — |parə|drämik, -rōm- adjective Etymology: Greek paradrom os paradromic (from para- para- (I) + -dromos -dromous) + English -ic : running …
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PALINDROME — ˈpalə̇nˌdrōm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek palindromos running back again, from palin back, again + -dromos -drome 1. a. …
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ORTHODROMY — ˈȯ(r)thəˌdrōmē, ȯ(r)ˈthädrəmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: French orthodromie, from orthodrom- (from Greek orth- + -dromos -drome) + -ie -y …
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EUDROMIAS — yüˈdrōmēəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, rapid swimmer, from eudromos swift, running well, from eu- + dromos …
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-DROMOUS — _drəməs adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin -dromus, from Greek -dromos — more at -drome : running cata dromous
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DROMICIA — drōˈmish(ē)ə Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dromikos swift (from dromos + -ikos -ic) + New Latin -ia synonym of cercaertus
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DROMIC — ˈdrämik adjective also drom·i·cal -mə̇kəl Etymology: dromic from Greek dromikos, from dromos course, racecourse, running + -ikos -ic; dromical from …
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DROMEDARY — ˈdräməˌderē, -ri sometimes ˈdrəm- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English dromedarie, from Middle French dromedaire, from Late Latin dromedarius …
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DROM- — combining form or dromo- Etymology: Greek, from dromos 1. : course : racecourse : running Drom ornis 2. : speed …
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AMPHIDROMIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|drämik adjective Etymology: Greek amphidrom os running both ways (from amphi- + dromos course, racecourse) + English -ic — more …
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AERODROMICS — ˌ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˈdrämiks noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: obsolete aerodrome airplane (from Greek aerodromos traversing the air, from aer- + …
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PALINDROME — — palindromist /peuh lin"droh mist/ , n. — palindromic /pal'in drom"ik, -droh"mik/ , palindromical , adj. — palindromically , adv. …
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HIPPODROME — — hippodromic /hip'euh drom"ik/ , adj. /hip"euh drohm'/ , n. 1. an arena or structure for equestrian and other spectacles. …
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DROMOND — /drom"euhnd, drum"-/ , n. a large, fast-sailing ship of the Middle Ages. Also, dromon /drom"euhn, drum"-/ . [ 1300-50; ME …
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-DROME — a combining form meaning "running," "course," "racecourse" ( hippodrome ); on this model used to form words referring to other …
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PRODROME — noun Etymology: French, literally, precursor, from Greek prodromos, from pro- before + dromos act of running, racecourse — more at …
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LOXODROME — noun Etymology: back-formation from loxodromic of a rhumb line, from French loxodromique, from Greek loxos oblique + dromos course — …
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HIPPODROME — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin hippodromos, from Greek, from hippos + dromos racecourse — more at dromedary Date: 1585 …
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-DROMOUS — Etymology: New Latin -dromus, from Greek -dromos (akin to Greek dramein ) : running cata dromous
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DROMEDARY — ˈdrə-, -ˌde-rē noun ( plural -dar·ies ) Etymology: Middle English dromedarie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin dromedarius, from Latin dromad-, …
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-DROME — ■ combining form 1》 denoting a place for running or racing: velodrome. 2》 denoting something that proceeds in a certain …
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