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hippodrome

noun
/ˈhɪpəˌdɹəʊm/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos) Proto-Indo-European *drem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos) Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos)bor. Latin hippodromoslbor. French hippodromebor. English hippodrome Borrowed from French hippodrome, a learned borrowing from Latin hippodromos, borrowed from Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos), from ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “street”). By surface analysis, hippo- + -drome.

  1. derived from ῐ̔ππόδρομος
  2. derived from hippodromos
  3. derived from hippodromebor
  4. derived from hippodromoslbor

Definitions

  1. A horse racing course.

  2. A fraudulent sporting contest with a predetermined winner.

  3. A circus with equestrian performances.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To stage a sporting contest to suit gamblers.

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