dromos
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running; racetrack”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: drom‧os
Noun
dromos (plural dromoi or dromi)
- (historical) An avenue, especially in Ancient Greece.
- (historical) A walkway to a building, (especially) a ceremonial walkway to a temple or tomb in Ancient Greece or Egypt.
- 1829 April 23, “Champollion’s Egyptian Expedition”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, page 351:
- On the 20th [of December, 1828] they remained an hour at Oudi-Essebours or the Valley of Lions, thus named from the Sphinxes which ornament the dromos of a monument constructed under the reign of Sesostris, but a mere provincial edifice, built of stone cemented with mortar.
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- 1904, “Thera: An Early Necropolis”, in American Journal of Archaeology, volume VIII, page 108:
- The grave chambers are usually quadrangular, with stone walls, roofs formed by projecting stones, and doors which were walled up. There is no dromos.
- (historical) A racecourse, especially in Ancient Greece.
Related terms
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos).
Pronunciation
Noun
dromos m (uncountable)
- (archaeology) dromos (walkway to a tomb)
Related terms
References
- dromos in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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