hippodrome
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French hippodrome, from Latin hippodromos, from Ancient Greek ἱππόδρομος (hippódromos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”). By surface analysis, hippo- + -drome.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hippodrome (plural hippodromes)
- A horse racing course.
- Hypernyms: racecourse, racetrack
- (US, slang, sports) A fraudulent sporting contest with a predetermined winner.
- (archaic) A circus with equestrian performances.
Translations[edit]
horse racing course
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Verb[edit]
hippodrome (third-person singular simple present hippodromes, present participle hippodroming, simple past and past participle hippodromed)
See also[edit]
- hippodrome (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- hippo-
- -drome
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin hippodromos, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱππόδρομος (hippódromos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”). By surface analysis, hippo- + -drome.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hippodrome m (plural hippodromes)
- hippodrome, racecourse, circuit for equestrian sport
Descendants[edit]
- → Turkish: hipodrom
Further reading[edit]
- “hippodrome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Paronyms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
hippodrome
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